Lady Lunchalot

I’ve have been meaning to make marmalade for ages and finally, I have a few jars of marmalade cooling on the kitchen bench.

Marmalade is pretty easy to make. I used a recipe from Nigella’s How to be a Domestic Goddess as a guide. Use seville oranges - they’re in season now so they’re pretty cheap, and they ensure that the marmalade remains clear rather than becoming murky while it’s cooking.

Boil the oranges whole until they become quite squishy and then chop them very finely, removing the pips. Boil the pips in some of the water you boiled the oranges in.

While the pips are boiling, add sugar and the juice from a few lemons. You can add other flavourings too, like ginger or alcohol. Pour the pip water in and boil the lot for about 15 minutes, then pour into sterilised jars.

I’ve still got enough oranges left over for another batch, so tomorrow night I might do a fancy version. We have a bottle of brandy tucked away, maybe brandy and orange? How would quince and orange go together? Or maybe I could pick up some cranberries from somewhere. Are they in season?