#marmalade

The less appealing, smaller apples were kept apart and eventually used for a little bit of marmalade. It's my first time trying, hence the small quantity, and I am not too pleased with how chunky it came out. I will look for another recipe or feedback on how to get it more smooth. #wild #apple #forage #jam #marmalade #preservation #slowlife #homestead #italy #permaculture

Free good fings oggi

1. The jar of special foreign honey that is a gift for my Dad survived the journey,

2. The jar of the world's best marmalade survived the journey,

3. The jar of Carrefour own-brand rhubarb jam* survived the journey.

#3GoodThings #rhubarb #marmalade

• truly the sign of a civilised country, when you can find supermarket own-brand rhubarb jam, rather than Special Artisanal Conserve Made With Special Artisanal Care And That'll Be Fifteen Pounds Please.

@AndyDearden@mastodon.green Crowdfarming allows you to select the grower. I ordered a 4kg box, enough to provide marmalade for a year. The oranges are directly transported from him to me. The box smelt delicious, the house filled with the smell of oranges before I even got the first pan boiling. Because I have energy limiting conditions and can't stand for long, I just boil half of them then extract the pulp. The other half my home help peels (with a potato peeler) then shreds the peel and juices them for me. I add a tiny bit of sugar to help preserve it, plus carb free sweetener. Then because it won't set well without loads of sugar I boil it down over several days (I bought an electric pan stirrer for this). The result is the strongest marmalade you'll ever taste. It keeps in the fridge for at least a year. In the past, I've ordered other stuff from crowdfarming but bought oranges from my usual supermarket. This year they stopped selling them. #Marmalade #ELC #LowCarb