Marmalade

Where to buy Sevilles!

It's the time of year to make Seville Orange Marmalade. They are only available for a short period and I was able to buy an Organic Seville Marmalade Kit from Riverford, the kit includes the oranges and a couple of lemons too. They aren't available for much longer, so if you are planning on making some marmalade, now's the time to buy them. If you aren't able to make the marmalade straight away, you can freeze the whole fruit and use them at a later date. They are also available in some farm shops and also supermarkets (I've seen them in Waitrose)

Recipe

I followed Guy's recipe, the only difference was how I prepared the fruit. I cut the fruit into 4 quarters from top to bottom and then simply pulled the flesh off the skins, much easier than peeling them with a knife. The middles were also easier to squeeze.
I bought my jars from Hobbycraft and decided on the small jars as they make great gifts, but I also find that larger jars don't get used up as quickly and could spoil. The jars are really reasonable and come with their lids. The labels are really effective too.
To sterilise, I use my grans method, wash the jars in hot soapy water, rinse and then pop them straight into the oven on the lowest heat. This dries them out and also gets them lovely and hot so that the marmalade can be poured straight into them when it's ready.
As I love preserving, I do have a large Maslin pan, jam thermometer and jam funnel, which does make preserving much easier. Don't try and lift the full pan when potting up the marmalade, dip in a pyrex jug and scoop up as much as you can, then use this to fill the jars.