3 Fruits Marmi-Lade (With Ginger)

Name: 3 Fruits Marmi-Lade (With Ginger)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 5 jars
Ingredients: 1 sweet orange; 1 seville oranges; 1 lemon; 1/2 grapefruit; crystallized gingerroot, to taste; 1 kg jam sugar (with pectin)

Submitted by Nana Marmi

"This recipe can be adapted by using different types of fruit - depending on how sweet or how 'tart' you like your Marmalade: Pink grapefruit/White grapefruit; Seville orange/Sweet orange; Peel of Seville orange/Peel of Sweet orange. Cost of ingredients @ January 2009 £2.......sweet hey?"

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 5 jars

ingredients

1 sweet orange
1 seville oranges
1 lemon
¹⁄₂ grapefruit
crystallized gingerroot, to taste
1 kg jam sugar (with pectin)

directions

Place two small plates in the freezer!
Halve the fruits ( from pip to base -- North/South!) & cut each half into 5 segments (approx) Tie all pips in small cotton/muslin square.
Take a small paring knife & remove the flesh (as if preparing a melon) & place into a measuring jug - juices too! Approx Measure will be 1pint/20fl oz/500ml. Liquidise & place in pan.
Add 3 times amount of cold water eg. 1pt pulp to 3pts water. Add pips.
Cut each segment of peel into 3 or 4 thin strips lengthways & then cut across in large or small pieces and place in the pan. Only use half seville peel for sweeter taste!
Bring to the boil & allow to SIMMER for 20 minutes Remove 'scum' carefully and stir gently once or twice.
Increase heat slightly & allow to BOIL - gently! for a further 20mins.
Add sugar & return to the heat. Allow to BOIL for approx 20mins. Skim & stir occasionally.
Test by placing a small amount on a cold plate, run finger across, marmalade should 'ripple slightly' on surface and stay divided. Appearance at this stage will still be be 'runny' -- but plate should remain visible - if only just!
(Chopped ginger can be placed into 1 or 2 of the jars at this stage) Stir to distribute after adding marmalade.
Pour carefully into sterilised jars - take great care at this stage - I pour straight from the pan but you may choose to use a small jug. Cover and hide it! -- or if you're feeling generous and can bear to part with it, share it with friends & family! It's yumcious!