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James Silverton[_4_]

On 8/24/2013 9:39 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 8/24/2013 8:49 AM, Janet wrote:
>>
>>> Same here; three weeks in January at best. Last January there was a
>>> crop shortage; my local smkt on the island had none so had to go to the
>>> mainland for some, which is how I ended up with not enough sevlille
>>> oranges but a great deal on reduced red grapefruit. I used both and its
>>> delish.
>>> Seville are so bitter and pippy you couldn't eat a fresh one. But the
>>> best/ fantastic for marmalade.
>>>
>>
>> I'm curious, do you make marmalade from lemons?
>
> I've never made it entirely from lemon (though you can, and it's sold
> in smkts here). But I have made half-and-half lemon and orange
> marmalade, very nice, and even my so-called "orange marmalade" includes
> a whole lemon.
>
> If I want to taste all-lemon, I make lemon curd.
>

I've tried lemon marmalade from Britain and also mixed citrus and they
are not bad but I miss the bitterness of Seville oranges. Hero of
Switzerland makes both sweet and bitter orange marmalade but the bitter
is better!

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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