swee'pea99
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This talk of marmalade brought to mind a letter from last weekend's Grauniad:
It's the little disappointments...
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Reynard
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Commercial preserves are usually 65 % sugar, 35% fruit, as, according to a friend who works in the food industry, that's what the majority of people want. Plus, of course, sugar is way cheaper than fruit... And as for the grapefruit, it's probably the minimum legal quantity in there for it to be called grapefruit marmalade. I would suspect that the main ingredients are sugar and orange juice.
My preserves are typically one part fruit to one part sugar, or in some cases, two parts fruit to one part sugar. They are a LOT less sweet, but you really do get the intensity of flavour. Aforementioned friend says that what I turn out a) wouldn't sell and b) are not commercially viable. But hey, who cares LOL
But in any case, making marmalade is really easy. Might I recommend you try this instead.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/recipe-reynards-easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy-marmalade.256471/
My preserves are typically one part fruit to one part sugar, or in some cases, two parts fruit to one part sugar. They are a LOT less sweet, but you really do get the intensity of flavour. Aforementioned friend says that what I turn out a) wouldn't sell and b) are not commercially viable. But hey, who cares LOL
But in any case, making marmalade is really easy. Might I recommend you try this instead.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/recipe-reynards-easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy-marmalade.256471/
Wow what a brilliant idea.Go to the top of the class,that is now on my shopping list.
classic33
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Not my idea, but hope you enjoy it.
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Nigeyy
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I always considered a slice of Marmite on toast followed by a slice of toast with jam or marmalade handily chased down with a cuppa (Yorkshire or PG Tips) as a 3 course meal.
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Nigeyy
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Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
ColinJ
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Reminds me of this...
Which reminds me - she never carried out her promise to make me another, less-sweet one! (Thinking about it - dates are very sweet, I wonder if ANY sugar is actually needed?)OMFG - tonight she conjured up home-made date sponge soused in sticky toffee sauce***!
*** It was deliciously sweet, despite her using less than 40% of the sugar in the original recipe. It makes me think that some people must have a ridiculous sugar addiction! Next time, she is going to try using even less sugar and butter, and use single instead of double cream in the sauce.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
You would need sugar in the sponge - getting the cake to rise is a fairly exact chemical reaction. Fewer dates would work tho.
FWIW, I don't particularly like sticky toffee pudding, simply because it IS so horrendously sweet...
swee'pea99
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How can anyone not particularly like sticky toffee pudding? It's just the best pud ever...nothing else comes close.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I used to like it. Until I cut a lot of sugar out of my diet, that is...
I now find a lot of things simply far too sweet.
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
Hover Fly
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My teeth climb out and run away at the mention of the stuff.
