tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post3203761026353445739..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Marmalade Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-87932290936339772452016-02-13T14:59:23.872+00:002016-02-13T14:59:23.872+00:00I love it, but am constantly searching for ways to...I love it, but am constantly searching for ways to cook with it as I always have more than I need. Buying would be more sensible, but despite complaints I do like making it. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-16570682558525798012016-02-13T14:56:51.789+00:002016-02-13T14:56:51.789+00:00Is marmalade a thing in the U.S.? Seville oranges ...Is marmalade a thing in the U.S.? Seville oranges (forgive me if you already know all this) are bitter, and apparently good with olive oil salt and pepper. They were the first sort of oranges known in Europe and are only in season for a short time in the winter. They make a lovely tart marmalade. What I never could understand about that scene in Gosford park is why the cook hadn't made marmalade with lemons, limes, grapefruits etc later in the year if she'd run out of Seville! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-10755516869033098902016-02-13T14:46:31.061+00:002016-02-13T14:46:31.061+00:00Yep, that's the moment! It is wort making it a...Yep, that's the moment! It is wort making it at home, and essentially I enjoy the process but it's undeniably a hassle, and a little marmalade can make a huge sticky mess... Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-39078512019089130872016-02-12T15:58:40.785+00:002016-02-12T15:58:40.785+00:00I have never, in my long life, made marmalade. As...I have never, in my long life, made marmalade. As I eat only one jar a year, I buy the stuff made by Bonne Maman or there is a Spanish one available over here too.<br /><br />Enjoy yours though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-76460688522797239332016-02-09T16:39:48.498+00:002016-02-09T16:39:48.498+00:00In the US we don't get Seville oranges and don...In the US we don't get Seville oranges and don't have an orange marmalade-making season. The first inkling I had about marmalade making in the UK, as a cultural tradition, was in Gosford Park, when Maggie Smith's character turns up her aristocratic nose at store-bought marmalade on her breakfast tray.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111736625664327019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-83066299890712502792016-02-09T07:59:13.200+00:002016-02-09T07:59:13.200+00:00I adore home made marmalade but whatever you do it...I adore home made marmalade but whatever you do its always a mess and a hassle. Worth it though. Your story about thinking up bitter orange jam made me laugh. Reminded me of how I once lived in a place without an oven and really wanted a cake, so I made a version in a shallow pan on the stove top. I announced I'd invented something new -- 'I'm going to call it a pan cake' - oh, wait a minute...harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.com