Poacher
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Buy the oranges first, then decide!
Seriously, it's a very short season. If you have a local greengrocer, see if they have any, as they'll probably be much cheaper than Waitrose.
Show us your marmalade.
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Buy the oranges first, then decide!
Seriously, it's a very short season. If you have a local greengrocer, see if they have any, as they'll probably be much cheaper than Waitrose.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
I normally buy them on the market or keep an eye out on yellow sticker. But I find the fruit on the market tends to be of better quality.
Pairing them with sweet oranges makes a very nice marmalade. Keep an eye out for a variety called Lane Late.
Pairing them with sweet oranges makes a very nice marmalade. Keep an eye out for a variety called Lane Late.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Seville oranges acquired on Ely market for 80p/lb. Bought 4lbs.
Waitrose has in stock at £2.79/kg
Waitrose has in stock at £2.79/kg
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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Made mine. 12 lbs of finest Sevilles makes just over 24 lbs of finest thick cut. Yum
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
I have batches of light and dark seville made, as well as some previous 4 fruit (Grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime) made when last year's ran out. A bit of lime worked really well, not done that before.
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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What do the parishioners think my chances are of getting Sevilles shortly after 6th February when I return to Blighty?
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Orange, lime and ginger is absolutely sublime.
I go for a one orange to one lime ratio, which works out around 2 parts orange to1 part lime by weight.My standard marmalade is what I call "double orange" which is equal parts Seville to sweet.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Waitrose will probably be your best bet, I think.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
My standard marmalade is what I call "double orange" which is equal parts Seville to sweet.
I like my Seville hit untainted! Except by a dollop of dark treacle in the dark stuff.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
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Ring your favourite supplier and ask them to keep them in the freezer for you. Freezing the oranges makes not a jot of difference to the yummy outcome. If I don't have the time for a big session of making I keep mine in the freezer.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Seville on its own is lovely too. Tried it with black treacle, but that's rank. Thank goodness I only made about three jars as I was kind of curious and wanted to try. I will not be repeating the experiment.
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
I heard that freezing Sevilles is fine. The problem is that I only know Mr Waitrose and he might be a bit busy. I'll try my daughter instead.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Mr Tesco now also has Seville oranges in at £2 for a kilo box.
They also have Navelina oranges in, which are fabulous if you're looking for a decent sweet orange to make marmalade with. The other variety to look for is Lane Late.
They also have Navelina oranges in, which are fabulous if you're looking for a decent sweet orange to make marmalade with. The other variety to look for is Lane Late.
Reynard
Guru
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/recipe-reynards-easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy-marmalade.256471/
I've won first prizes for my marmalade at produce shows using this method. I have tweaked a bit insomuch that I cut and soak my fruit on the first day, cook it on the second, and on the third, add the sugar and turn into marmalade. But you don't have to if you've not the time to do so.
