Fruity Marmalade Recipe

I first made marmalade for our guests for breakfast a year ago using a friend’s recipe for Three Fruit Marmalade and I give full credit to Karen for the recipe itself.  Even though I also offer a good quality branded product to guests, I’ve only bought one jar this year!

Ingredients:

• 1  red grapefruit
• 1 large lemon
• 1 large orange
• 1 kg sugar
• 1.5 litres of water

Equipment:

Glass jars with screw top lids, vegetable peeler, sharp knife, juicer, large/jam pan, muslin bag, wooden spoon, two plates, oven cloth, ladle & funnel

Preparation:

1. Thoroughly wash fruit to remove waxy residue which is added to fruit to extend its shelf life
2. Sterilise jars then place jars and lids into the oven at 120C to keep warm until bottling
3. Put a plate or two into the freezer for testing the setting point

Method:

1. Use a vegetable peeler or knife to remove rind from all three fruit
   

   Rind taken from the fruit

2. Use a sharp knife to shred the rind as course or finely as desired (use a food processor to shred them if prefered)
   

   Shredded rind

3. Juice all three fruit and put the juice into a large pan
4. Place the pith, pips and remaining peel into a muslin bag then put into pan
   

   Everything ready to go into the pan

5. Add water to the pan, bring to the boil then simmer for two hours
6. Carefully remove the muslin bag and discard
7. Add the sugar to the pan and stir until dissolved
8. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 15 mins
9. Test for setting: put a small amount of liquid onto a cold plate, allow to cool then push the liquid with your finger.  If it does NOT wrinkle then boil for a further 10 mins and repeat the test.  If it wrinkles, it’s ready to bottle
   

   Marmalade ready to go into jars

10. Remove hot jars and lids from oven using a clean oven cloth avoiding putting fingers into the jars which may allow bacteria to grow after bottling
11. Using sterilised ladle and funnel, fill the jars leaving a small air gap at the top and screw lids on immediately
    

    Jars of delicious marmalade

12. Smile when you hear the plop as the jars seal themselves as they cool and label when cold

Heath advice:

1. The liquid reaches temperatures that will cause severe burns if spilt onto the skin
2. Grapefruit cannot be given to some people taking certain drugs.

I must confess that I also like a branded lemon & lime marmalade so I’m looking for a recipe for that now!!

Why not come and try the one made three fruit marmalade, lemon curd and fruit preserves?

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