Here is the recipe for Tangerine Marmalade – it takes a couple of days to be really good – if you have the patience!! I do – as the result is truly spectacular!
Tangerine Marmalade
Ingredients:
- 18-20 Tangerines
- 6 cups of water
- 4 cups of sugar
- Two boxes of pectin
- Maple Syrup – 8 ounces – if you like the taste
Directions:
- Cut the tangerines into slices DO NOT PEEL THEM ( just wash them first)- about three per piece of fruit – cut the ends off and discard.
- Take out the pits – as many as possible.
- Boil in the water for about 30 minutes until the skin is soft
- Add the sugar and cook on high for 20 minutes
- Add the pectin and cook on high until boiling then reduce to low heat.
- Add the syrup if you like the taste of maple syrup.
- Simmer until the mixture darkens somewhat and is thick enough to suit your taste for marmalade – I find that it takes about 10 hours – 5 hours a day for two days. Be VERY careful that the mixture does not stick on the bottom of the pot so keep it at a low heat.
- Yes this is a bit tricky – and deceptively easy looking. It is all in the slow simmer!
Enjoy!
Below is the finished product before bottling!
The sliced uncooked fruit!
The abundant crop from The Little Farm.
