the swap thing is happening again...

[tielan]

So, I made marmalade.



I offered four of the jars to swap; got two responses. One for lemons, one for mandarins.

I got a BAG of mandarins and a BAG of lemons, so...I guess there's a lot of citrus in my future.

Lemon curd, lemon juice, and maybe lemon zest. Hm. Curd would end up using a lot of the eggs that I have. But then, I could get more eggs off a friend who has about six chooks and is still easily getting 4-6 eggs a day. Mandarins...I have to work out if there's any way to preserve them. I'd love that tart mandarin taste for another six weeks until it turns spring-y again...

*sigh*

Comments

[copracat]

I'm told I'll be getting lemons and limes soon and I'm a bit overexcited. I'm almost at the end of last year's preserved limes and lemons (the salted way). And mum cleaned me out of lime relish when she was here earlier this year.

If you can heat process your jars this looks like a good way to keep mandarins because the sugar syrup is 4:1 water: syrup so they'll not be over sweet: https://www.thespruceeats.com/canned-mandarin-oranges-recipe-1327456

I've read of adding whole spices as well. Anyway, that's one of my plans if the mandarin crop I get from a colleague is as big as last year.

[velithya]

wow, that is a lot of citrus!!
I hope you find a way to make them last :)

[eggsbenedict]

It's even more citrus, but I just made a small batch of cumquat marmalade, if you want to swap for that? I know you already have jam from me, though!

[tielan]

Ooh, where'd you get the kumquats? (I'm always interested in kumquat marmalade!)

[eggsbenedict]

From the tree I planted in the back yard a year ago! I got about half a kilo of fruit, which is more than I expected so soon :D

[eggsbenedict]

Blergh, I'm sorry, I didn't get to do everything I wanted to on the weekend and we fly out on Thursday. Anyway, my jar has your name on it if you still have something to swap when I get back next month! :D

[tielan]

There will probably be something to swap still. :)