A friend gave me a pot of freshly home made marmalade last week.

Its not something I am usually a lover of but this was delisious and didnt last the week.

So of course I had to make some. 🙂

Best time to make marmalade is when the Seville Oranges are out in Jan/Feb.

It takes a long time to make marmalade as the oranges have to be simmered for a few hours first to make them soft.

Which then makes them easier to cut into shred.

All the pectin is in the orange pips so these have to wrapped in a muslin bag and boiled with the Juice before adding the sugar.

Just when I was about to panic mine reached setting point.

I cannot really tell if its a good marmalade, in fact I think I would have liked the shred a little more softer.

So now I wait for the verdict, from people who will be lucky enough to get a jar 🙂