It’s been a poor year for our grapefruit tree. We’ve only had about ten fruit so far and I think only another six to go. But it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t make marmalade – so I did that yesterday. Not until I’d been out to the trusty Mitre 10 (equivalent of B&Q) in Henderson and bought myself some nice jars. What does it say about you when your current favourite shop is a giant hardware shop I wonder?
I used the recipe from the Edmonds Cook book. I ran out of sugar though and was a couple of cups short but forged ahead regardless. So this morning I jumped out of bed early to check the marmalade. It was the perfect colour, but just like sweet grapefruit drink! Off to the dairy to buy more sugar. Back home I tipped all the marmalade back in the pot and corrected my sugar levels. This time, perfecto.
Always. Follow. The. Recipe. (At least until you know what you’re doing).
Last night I also made ricotta using Campbell’s recipe.
Ricotta
- 2 litres of milk
- Heat slowly to 93° in a thick bottomed pot, scraping the bottom as it heats up
- Remove from heat
- Add in the juice of one and a half lemons
- Stir only twice – as in 1 stir, 2 stirs – that’s it
- Leave 15 minutes
- Line a small sieve with cheesecloth and scoop the curds into a colander that you’ve also lined with cheesecloth
- Leave to drain for twenty minutes
- Fini
Gorgeous together on Vogel’s toast or a nice sourdough.
And – I also want to say thank you so so so much everyone for your thoughtful comments on my post about Mum. I printed them all out and took them over to the family home while we were having the funeral party so everyone who came over read them. Thanks so much – every single one of you who wrote – your support really helped 🙂
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