Spiced Lemon Marmalade (used to glaze ham)
sf wrote:
>> spiced (cloves & allspice) lemon marmalade
>
> YUM! Don't hold back! Where's that recipe????
I just follow the recipe from Cook's, then add cloves and allspice at the
end:
Lemon Marmalade
3 pounds Meyer lemons or lemons
8 to 10 cups granulated sugar
Slice the lemons as thinly as possible. Discard ends. Remove all seeds and
tie them in a square of doubled cheesecloth. Put lemons and seed bag in a
nonreactive bowl with enough water to cover. Let stand overnight. Measure
the lemons and water into a wide, shallow, nonreactive pan. Add an equal
volume of sugar and cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Raise heat
to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently and skimming off the foam as it
rises, until temperature reaches 220°F., about 1/2 hour. Remove marmalade
from heat. To test for consistency, drop a little marmalade on a saucer and
put the saucer into the freezer until marmalade is cold, about 5 minutes.
Tip the saucer: the marmalade should just barely run. If too thin, return
marmalade to medium-high heat and cook, testing often, until it has reached
the right consistency. Put marmalade into hot, sterilized pint or half-pint
jars. Store in refrigerator up to 1 month or, for longer storage, seal
according to reliable canning instructions.
Yields: 4 to 5 pints
For the ham glaze, I cut the recipe WAY down, using only 3 lemons and just
over 2 cups of sugar, and I didn't bother with any of the canning
procedures. I added a pinch of cloves and a couple pinches of allspice when
the marmalade had cooled to about 120°F.
Bob
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