BS: marmalade

Subject: BS: marmalade
From: Rome
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 01:45 PM

Since Safeway changed over to Morrisons I can no longer buy my Safeways lemon marmalade. Breakfast is no longer enjoyable! I have tried every supermaket I can think of with no success. Does anyone know of a nice tangy lemon marmalade that is for sale in England?

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 01:49 PM

This is why I love the English.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:12 PM

Lemon curd-- same stuff?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Peace
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:22 PM

That's what one chicken said to the other: "Look at the big egg marmalade!"

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: GUEST,Number 6
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:45 PM

Roberston's Golden Shred Marmalade.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:47 PM

sIx ... I believe Golden Shred is orange and Silver Shred is lemon (?)

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Ebbie
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:47 PM

A couple of years ago a Mudcatter gave me a recipe for making my own orange marmalade. Even though I have not yet made it, it does sound very good. There must be recipes for lemon marmalade as well. Maybe some angel will come along and post it.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Peace
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:51 PM

Recipe here.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: gnomad
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 02:52 PM

Robertsons' Silver Shred is widely available, but as I remember it from about 40 years ago it might not fit your "tangy" requirement, being rather sweet. Of course my memory may have faltered, or the recipe might have changed.

I've not tried Duerr's Grapefruit marmalade, but I would expect that to be tangy, and it is available from the likes of Sainsburys.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 03:08 PM

Start stowing these all away for next year's Getaway please!!!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 04:35 PM

Have a change of citrus and try ROSES LIME MARMALADE maybe?

Lemon curd is a different animal altogether. A kind of sticky yellow spread the consistency of Bovril.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: number 6
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 05:27 PM

TheBigPinkLad ... you are correct Golden Shred is orange and silver shred is lemon ... but I prefer the orange. Great on toast and peanut butter.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 06:09 PM

LIME??????????? (pantpant)

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 06:20 PM

The lime marmalade is indeed scrummy... if a bit sweet.

It's hard to get it tangy, because you need to have enough sugar to make a set, but adding citric acid crystals (the stuff they sprinkle over acid drops and acid gums) can give it a bit of a kick without losing the set.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 06:55 PM

Rose's lime marmalade

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 07:20 PM

Rose's Lime Marmalade is my favourite, and we can get in Australia!


Sighhhhhhh!

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 24 Nov 05 - 08:03 PM

Get one of those tins of the stuff where you add the sugar and boil... So easy to do.

For shop bought jams marmalade, not that I've had any in a long while (more memories of visiting grandad as a kid) Tiptree are great.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 04:26 AM

Great band from the sixties.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Crystal
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 05:24 AM

Tiptree do a Lemon. However for "Tangy" their Tawny marmalade is the best!

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 05:27 AM

I love Lime and Grapefruit marmalade; Lemon is OK too. But the King of marmalades has to be Bergamot marmalade.

I am referring to the small green fruit produced by this Mediterranean citrus tree, which is normally not edible or pretty, but the smell they emit is wonderful! Unfortunately, you must live in a warm climate like California to grow them. First mentioned in the 17th century En la Parfumerie Francoise, the fruit was named after Bergamo, Italy, where the oil originated. It is still grown in Italy, mostly in Calabria and is used to flavour Earl Grey tea (from http://fusionanomaly.net/bergamot.html).

The fruit is very bitter; but my mum used to make marmalade from it - I believe she would boil it once and throw away the water, to reduce the bitterness. The end result is a marmalade that is noit so tangy, but twice as bitter as normal "bitter orange" marmalade, and its aroma is simply heavenly.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Mr Red
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 09:44 AM

Rome

Is this a lemon entry - my Dear Watson......................

in the category of Marmite - you either love it or you hate it - personally I detest -

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:46 AM

Anybody tried the Portuguese Marmelada? It is a quince jam which arrives like jello, and you cut it off in slices before spreading it on your toast or whatever. It is orgasmic, as my mate Mike says.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Bert
Date: 25 Nov 05 - 11:50 PM

When making lime marmalade, I use about six limes, four pints of water, four pounds of sugar and four or more packs of pectin to get it to set.

If you try to get it to set on it's own it will be way too strong.

I suspect similar proportions will work for lemon marmalade.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Helen
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 12:11 AM

My electric breadmaker also has a jam making function. I have only tried it a couple of times but it is really easy.

Helen

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 01:22 AM

This morning, I just noticed that imported New Zealand Quince Paste is now stocked in Coles!

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 04:07 AM

I've never fancied the idea of making jam in a breadmaker. Although they will do it, the ones we have can at times need a bit of jiggling and/or a bit of a tug to get the "baking tray" out and I don't like the thoughts of spilling that stuff.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Shiplap Structure3
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 04:57 AM

I came across quince marmalade in greece a few years ago absolutely stunning stuff, Ive not found it in the uk so I suppose I'll just have to pop over to Greece (any excuse!!)

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Bunnahabhain
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 05:48 AM

Quinces will grow quite happily in Britian, you just need somewhere with a nice big garden- Again, any excuse will have to do!


BTW, a bit of useless marmalade trivia.


The Spanish for quite a while called oranges foe marmalade Gunpowder oranges, as Britian insisted on importing them all through WWII. They refused to belive we would do this just for the sake of Marmalade, and assumed it must be for munitions!

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 05:56 AM

Here is a treasure trove of marmalade, and marmalade related recipes, which I dug up.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Mr Red
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 10:00 AM

anyone tried Japonica Marmalade?


*********BG*********

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 10:14 AM

Chaenomeles japonica Flowering Quince.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Rome
Date: 26 Nov 05 - 12:15 PM

Thank you for all your very interesting replies. I now have something to work on towards getting my enjoyable breakfast back!

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Flash Company
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 10:40 AM

Just this week made some Quince & Apple Jelly with quinces that I scrumped from a garden-centre just across the road. Now that is tangy!

FC

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 11:22 AM

Helen, would you mind posting your recipe for 'breadmaker' jam?

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: open mike
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 02:29 PM

the scary thing about marmalade is that is made mostly from the rind of citrus.
unless it is organic , who knows what might be contained in the skin?!

i had a miracle happen...for the first time ever, my flowering quinces
set fruit! i simmered them with water and a few apples too and got a
lsubstance that quickly jelled.
in an experiment i created a wonderful sauce for baked witner squash.
i sauteed garlic in butter, added brown sugar and then some of the
sweetened quince goop....wow!

The (orange) Bergamot that i know of is a herb in the mint family. no fruit, just the leaves. that is what is in Earl Grey as far as i know.

also related to lemon balm...(Melissa officianalis (sp?))

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: GUEST,KateG with an eaten cookie
Date: 27 Nov 05 - 05:08 PM

Earl Grey is scented with oil from the bergamot orange, a member of the citrus family as noted above. The bergamot we grow in our gardens is Monarda Fistulosa (purple) or Monarda Didyma (red), a member of the mint family. I believe the leaves can be used for tea - one common name for M. Fistulosa is Oswego Tea - but it smells very different from Earl Grey.

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 01:28 PM

Bergamot that comes from Iraq and Iran is used in Earl Grey and is in the mint family.

Interesting time to find this thread. I made my first-ever batch of jelly last night. My garden didn't do much this year (way too dry) so when my prickly pear cactus in the yard fruited and they stuck around to mature to bright red tunas I decided to do something with them. I had just enough fruit to make one batch of prickly pear jelly. We were all much impressed as we spread it on our toast last night.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: marmalade
From: open mike
Date: 28 Nov 05 - 03:07 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamot_orange
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamot_herb