The Poultry Keeper

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1349 Location: Leicestershire

It's that time of year again, just waiting for my first lot to get to setting point (nearly there) anybody else making any?

Itsybitsy

mojo · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject:

take it you are using seville oranges......havnt seen them here yet this year

mcleod-girls · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject:

its on my list ..

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2126 Location: North Cornwall

Starting tomorrow. Very Happy

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1349 Location: Leicestershire

Yes Mojo - Sevilles, I've finished the first lot (24 jars) got the same amount to do again (well it keeps me off the streets Laughing

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Itsybitsy

cluckychick · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Suffolk

Made a load last week - yes, using sevilles. Have no idea how many pounds as all the jars are different sizes. It was a lot Smile

I love making marmalade, it makes the house smell fantastic.

mojo · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:

add a few cloves to the mix for a fab smell...........and a teaspoon of whisky in each jar improves the taste no end

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1349 Location: Leicestershire

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2126 Location: North Cornwall

How much have you all paid for your Sevilles.

Mine were 48p lb or £1. 08p kg. Little cheaper than last year I think.

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1349 Location: Leicestershire

£1.10 a kilo.

I'm not very good at small quantities, I can only do bulk so the last time I made marmalade was before the foot & mouth year, I used to have a stall at shows selling homemade fudge and also a few jams & preserves, I bought a crate of Sevilles, quite possibly in year 2000, and made it all into marmalade - well over 100 jars Shocked

, then I stopped doing the shows Confused

. . . . . it's taken me till the middle of 2006 to get through it all Laughing

I have missed it though these last few months.

Itsybitsy

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2126 Location: North Cornwall

I've made between 90lb-110lb every year for the last 15 years Embarassed

110lb last year-think I posted a pic - and only a couple of jars left. Going for about 90lb this year as I'm try to lose weight. Laughing

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1349 Location: Leicestershire

Oooh well done - I always thought you were a girl after my own heart or vice versa Laughing

A friend gave me a 1lb jar of borage honey for collecting some beekeeping stuff for him & I managed to woof the whole lot in 3 days, what worries me most about this disgusting lack of self control is the fact that I've just started keeping bees!

D'ya think that not consuming 20 jars of marmalade in a year is a good diet? sounds like a plan to me Laughing

Itsybitsy

CP · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:29 am Post subject:

Good for you lot! Very Happy

I can't remember the last time I had any marmalade. Embarassed

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2126 Location: North Cornwall

mojo · Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:50 am Post subject:

changing the flavour slightly is great fun if you make a lot..................plus teaspoon of whisky try the following .amount for a pound jar .put in before filling............quater teaspoon ginger..teaspoon honey...........pinch mix spice.........teaspoon favorite alchol spirit............minute pinch curry powder.............3 drops veg colouring(try blue for kids)..........quater teaspoon lime or lemon juice.........lime or lemon skin in finest strips....... odd but nice choclate chips...........but the the blue is the most fun dont forget to label it "blue orange marmalade"