Attempt at Scottish Orange Marmalade

[FossilHunter]

I haven't had too many different varieties of marmalade so my palate isn't developed with them. How does this compare to Bon Mamon?

[Tobus]

I love it when people make their own jellies! I've done my own mustang grape jelly, cactus jelly, and agarita jelly. I know how much work is involved, and the satisfaction of eating it. Plus sharing it with family and friends. It's a dying art and a shrinking social convention. Kudos to you, sir!

Your method looks like a lot of work, but worth it! You aren't open to selling some, are you?

[Nomad]

Thank you Derek, I'm a fan of marmalade with a bit of bite to it, so I have copied your recipe and may give it a go in the dark and wet months after Hogmanay.

[DerekvG]

I haven't had too many different varieties of marmalade so my palate isn't developed with them. How does this compare to Bon Mamon?

Sugar 50 % of BM. taste explosive versus BM dull.

[huntgathergrow]

I get Mackay's orange marmalade here in Tennessee. It's wonderful and I wish I'd had the opportunity to try marmalade in Scotland when I was there. But, Mackay's is made in Dundee, so I imagine it's close to what is made in homes. However, as a Southerner, I know that good homemade buttermilk biscuits are no where near the same as what Pillsbury puts in a can.

All that to say, I'm quite a fan of orange marmalade.

[Baeau]

I get Mackay's orange marmalade here in Tennessee. It's wonderful and I wish I'd had the opportunity to try marmalade in Scotland when I was there. But, Mackay's is made in Dundee, so I imagine it's close to what is made in homes. However, as a Southerner, I know that good homemade buttermilk biscuits are no where near the same as what Pillsbury puts in a can.

All that to say, I'm quite a fan of orange marmalade.

We can get MacKay, Dundee, Bonne Maman, Wilkin & ?? (can't remember), Dicken's on the other coast. I'm not a Southerner, but I do know good, homemade buttermilk biscuits My Grandmother (b.1906-d.2012),Scottish side, was born in East Texas. Made biscuits to her late 90's, daily. Taught my wife, who can make them as good.

[Tobus]

I'm not a Southerner, but I do know good, homemade buttermilk biscuits My Grandmother (b.1906-d.2012),Scottish side, was born in East Texas. Made biscuits to her late 90's, daily. Taught my wife, who can make them as good.

My wife (native Texan from Waco) makes some killer buttermilk biscuits. She doesn't even measure her ingredients; she just makes 'em from memory. It's one of her womanly skills that took me no time at all to realise I wanted to marry her.

It's also one of the reasons I'm on a diet. Lordy help me, there's nothing better than buttermilk biscuits with plenty of butter. Top 'em with jelly, jam, marmalade, gravy, cheese, I don't care. I'll scarf 'em down like a hog at the trough. She bakes them in a pool of butter so that the bottoms are basically fried. Oh, mama!

[JasonMc]

Thank you Derek, I love marmalade, especially with the balance of bitterness you describe. And the local farmers are just about ready to harvest their bitter Seville oranges and bring to market.