A lesson in marmalade making will come as a boon…
First slice the orange over a bowl with a spoon.
Collect the juice! but leave the pith behind.
Put flesh, the juice and pips in a mixer and grind;
When smooth, then push the purée through sieve into pan.
Now scoop the pith from the shells as much as you can.
Then slice the rind to strips as thin as a match,
And add them to sieved flesh (mix all into one big mishmash).
Add lemon and water, and simmer until the rind’s soft;
It takes an hour or two, as often as not.
On low heat, add sugar and stir ’til the sugar’s dissolved,
And bring to the boil, skimming the froth to a bowl.
Take samples to fridge; when jellied, the conserve’s at par!
Then extract, and pour into clean and cool jars.
I’ve posted a link to this in FairyHedgehog’s blog:
http://fairyhedgehog.blogspot.com/2010/01/rabbit-hole-day-today.html
And I’ve edited my post to include a link to it.
This is a very neat little poem of a recipe. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it! Nice.
Hi
What a lovely way to make marmalade! I wish all recipes were written like these – such fun!
Happy Rabbit Hole day
Take care
x
Hm. A rhyming cook book? Sounds wonderful.