From Hugh Platt Delight for Ladies.
Original Translation from: Wilson, C. Anne. (ed) Banquetting
Stuff. Edinburgh University Press. 1990.
I have misplaced my original on this, someday
I will find it!
5
Oranges (not Naval)
5
Apples
150 ml
water
A large amount of Sugar
Pectin
Wash the Oranges very well in hot water. Commercial
orange growers wax their oranges for protection and to make them look
shiny & lovely, if you leave the wax on the oranges it will ruin your
marmalade. Peel, core and seed apples, then place in large stainless pot.
Place a large strainer over the pot and quarter the oranges over the strainer.
Remove the seeds and then squeeze into pot. Place all of the orange, except
the seeds in with the apples. Add 150 ml of water to the pot and then
bring it all to a gentle simmer. Cover and simmer for 1 hour (or until
the apples are squishy and the orange peel is very soft), stirring to
prevent sticking.
Pick out the orange peels and remove the pulp from
the peel. Pick out the apples and leave the juice in the pot. Place the
apple and orange pulp into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour blended
mixture through a strainer into a bowl, then pour juice out of pot into
bowl, stir well. Weigh the pulp mixture and return it to the cooking pot.
Add an equal weight of sugar and stir over low heat. Stir until all of
the sugar has been dissolved (if you run your spoon along the bottom or
sides of the pot and feel graininess - keep stirring).
Theoretically the marmalade will set up into a very
stiff paste that can be turned out onto a surface and then formed into
a block. Our apples did not have enough pectin to set up, so we added
Sure-JellŽ. We used ˝ a packet of Sure-JellŽ per batch, stir it in until
dissolved and then bring the marmalade to a vigorous boil. Boil for exactly
one minute and then take off of heat. Pour marmalade into greased pans
to create freestanding blocks. For good, non-period, storage this can
also be poured into canning jars.