Hope everybody had a nice and relaxing week-end and have charged your batteries for another week’s blogging.
I found some time to write about the Lemon marmalade which I made last month when I made the Lemonade. As I said then, I wanted to make a spoon sweet with the peels just like the bergamot I had made a few months ago but seeing that the were very thin and therefore not suitable for the spoon sweet, I gave it a quick though and decided to make the Marmalade. I have made orange marmalade and mixed citrus fruit marmalades before but it was the first time I attempted to make a marmalade with lemons.
I kept all the pulp, pith and seeds which I tied in a cheese cloth so that I could get the pectin from there but still I wasn’t sure that I would get enough flavour from just the peels so I decided to add half of the lemon squash I had prepared earlier.
This marmalade turned out so delicious, everyone at home loved it and the recipe is pretty straightforward. I’ve detailed as much of the method as I could, to make it easier for any of you who might try the recipe to be successful with it. However I do not have a thermometer to help you but I believe if you follow my instructions you will be able to make it. Also in Greece we do not have various brands of lemons, so we do not know what kind of lemons we eat. We just say lemons, so I don’t know which type you must use, that’s why I put the picture on the top as that may help you.
I am submitting this recipe to Elly, of Elly says Opa, who is organizing the second Eat to the Beat.
The event is on all year round so find a song to go along with your recipe and submit it any time you like. The round up is every three months.
The song I chose for this event is Lemon Tree (by Fool’s Garden). Enjoy whilst reading the post!
Lemon Marmalade
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 2 - 2 1/2 hours
Ingredients:
500 grams of peels (about 12 – 14 lemons or 2 kgs)
1.2 litres of water
1 kilo sugar
Half of the Lemonade I made with the juice
Directions
After squeezing lemons to take the juice, remove pulp, seeds and pith and tie them into a cheesecloth.
Cut peels into small stripes and put them into a sauce pan together with water and cheesecloth and bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer covering with the lid (about an hour).
Remove cheesecloth and squeeze all liquid out in the sauce pan again, add sugar and the lemonade and bring to a boil again, lower heat and keep stirring from time to time until the marmalade is set.
To know if marmalade is set when starting the whole procedure put a small plate in the refrigerator and after simmering for about an hour place a drop of the liquid in the plate. Try pushing it with your finger. If it is watery keep simmering and try after a while until it forms a wrinkle when pushed. Another way to try this is the one described in my Strawberry jam where a last drop of the syrup must hang on the spoon.
Store in sterilized jars. See how to sterilize your jars here.
See also
Tsoureki with Lemon Marmalade filling
Carrot Cake with lemon and chocolate glazing
Tags: Add new tag, Jams and preserves
May 19th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
What a great song for such a lovely marmalade…very creative Ivy.
May 19th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Good choice of song and recipe for the event Sis!!! I have never made marmalade myself but should get on the bandwagon. I am told we have Eureka lemons avaialable here, unless you can find Meyer lemons which have a thin skin and are sweeter..I rarely see them here either.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
There’s nothing as refreshing as lemons and that is why I adore them. Your marmalade looks and sounds delicious, too bad I can’t seeen to find some lemons that don’t have chemicals on their peels…if they would only go off when washed, but they don’t.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Wonderful marmalade Ivy and a great song to go with it too
Rosie x
May 19th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
@ Peter: Glad you liked the song.
@ Val: As I said we only have one type of lemons and I don’t know what they are called but I have never encountered a sweeter kind.
@ Lore: I wash them well Lore. The organic products are so expensive here in Greece that we can’t afford to buy them.
@ Rosie: Thank you Rosie.
May 20th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Great choice for a song and recipe, Ivy. Thanks for participating again! This lemon marmalade looks delicious, and much easier for someone like me to make than lemon curd
May 20th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Thanks Elly, it’s fun participating.
May 20th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I’ve always kind of wondered how marmalade happened…. I’ll make this for my father-in-law’s next visit, he’ll be thrilled.
May 20th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
So well paired together!!!! I love Elly’s event
About marmalades in general, is something that we never eat at home, since I don’t bake and don’t have them for breakfast on a toast, but I’ll keep your lemon marmalade recipe just in case
May 20th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
boy, that marmalade sounds so refreshing ivy!! I could steal the jar off the page!:)D
btw, I’m hosting a Monthly Mingle event on my blog this month, and it would be great if you could participate! please check the details here
May 21st, 2008 at 8:10 am
@ Fearless kitchen: I am sure your father in law will be thrilled.
@ Nuria: I don’t think I can survive without something sweet for breakfast. It’s either marmalade or honey.
@ Mansi: Thanks for letting me know. I’ll check it out and if it’s something I can make, I’ll gladly participate.
May 21st, 2008 at 8:14 am
I love the thriftiness of using the peels.
May 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I can smell the beautiful aromas already with all those luscious lemon rinds! Beautiful!
May 21st, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Hopping to the beat Ivy…the song is so catchy & the lemon marmalade is fantastic. I love anything & everything citrus. We just get boring ole limes here which usually have next to no peels…talk about variety!! Guess we still have to count our blessings that we get limes at all.
May 26th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Hello Ivy,
That’s brilliant! I just got some nice lemons from South Africa. You seemed to read my mind??? I’m glad..LOL
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