african vanielje on Jan 11 2008 | Filed under: Fruit, breakfast, preserves, seasonal cooking, vkcb
Seville Season is short, yet marmalade never tastes quite the same without them, so consider making a double batch to last you through the year. You will need:
900g Seville Oranges
1 large lemon
2.4 litres of filtered water
1.8kg of Sugar (preserving or granulated, although granulated should be fine as oranges are naturally high [...]
african vanielje on Jan 11 2008 | Filed under: Fruit, breakfast, preserves, seasonal cooking
Now that I am actively trying to eat breakfast in the morning I am forcibly reminded that January and February is Seville Orange Season. It may be an English thing, but no marmalade is quite the same as that lovingly made from these delicious Spanish Oranges. They have just the right level [...]
african vanielje on Aug 22 2007 | Filed under: Fruit, preserves
To be perfectly honest, I had no intention of doing much more than minimal cooking today. I certainly had no intention of making jam. Not that I’m against making jam. I love making jam. At least, I love the thought of making jam. It seems such a domestic goddess thing to do. And we don’t [...]
african vanielje on Aug 12 2007 | Filed under: Fruit, breakfast, preserves
The problem with making lemon curd in my house is that it doesn’t last two minutes. Yesterday’s batch made two bottles and a little tasting bowl which was tasted whilst hot, warm, cooling and cold. The remnants were popped into the fridge where they languished for all of ..oh, ten minutes before they too disappeared. [...]
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