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Making Dallas Marmalade
The first time I made marmalade was with my friend Patsy who
runs her home as a B&B at Strathypoint. Patsy shared her friend
Dallas’s recipe who would now be over 100 years. Dallas was in her
90’s when she gave Patsy her recipe, so I figure it’s truly tried and tested!
Method:
1.
Cut fruit into halves.
2.
Squeeze juice.
3.
Remove orange & pith.
4.
Place both in a muslin
bag over a bowl with
1pint water.
5.
Leave to soak o’night.
6.
Finely chop the peel and
place in a pan with 7
pints water, leave to
soak o’night.
7.
Add muslin bag & juice
to the pan and boil for 1
hour.
8.
Add sugar and stir until
all disolved.
9.
Simmer for 2.5 hours.
10.
Remove muslin bag and
squeeze to release
pectin. Add to pan.
11.
Bring pan back to boil,
for about 20 minutes.
12.
Add knob of butter to
form a skim.
13.
Remove skim with a
metal spoon.
14.
Test for setting, place a
plate in the freezer.
15.
Add teaspoons of
marmalde to cold plate.
16.
Push finger through, if
the lines remain,
marmalade is ready.
17.
Leave to cool a little.
18.
Pour marmalade into
warmed sterilised jars,
seal and store in a cool
dark place.
19.
Enjoy within 1 year.
1.
2 sweet oranges
4lb Sev.oranges
8lb sugar
Enjoy on hot buttered toast, or use some to bake a Whisky Marmalade Cake !
