Tangerine Marmalade – it’s that time of year again with abundant citrus at The Little Farm

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Here is the recipe for Tangerine Marmalade – it takes a couple of days to be really good – if you have the patience!!  I do – as the result is truly spectacular!

Tangerine Marmalade

Ingredients:

  • 18-20 Tangerines
  • 6 cups of water
  • 4 cups of sugar
  • Two boxes of pectin
  • Maple Syrup – 8 ounces – if you like the taste

Directions:

  1. Cut the tangerines into slices  DO NOT PEEL THEM ( just wash them first)- about three per piece of fruit – cut the ends off and discard.
  2. Take out the pits – as many as possible.
  3. Boil in the water for about 30 minutes until the skin is soft
  4. Add the sugar and cook on high for 20 minutes
  5. Add the pectin and cook on high until boiling then reduce to low heat.
  6. Add the syrup if you like the taste of maple syrup.
  7. Simmer until the mixture darkens somewhat and is thick enough to suit your taste for marmalade – I find that it takes about 10 hours – 5 hours a day for two days. Be VERY careful that the mixture does not stick on the bottom of the pot so keep it at a low heat.
  8. Yes this is a bit tricky – and deceptively easy looking. It is all in the slow simmer!
    Enjoy!

Below  is the finished product before bottling!

Tangerine Marmalade finished in pot

The sliced uncooked fruit!Tangerines Cut and sliced 2015

The abundant crop from The Little Farm.Tangerines just picked 2015

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I have reinvented myself many times during my life -teacher, lawyer, business woman, CEO, Entrepreneur, Board member, Professor, Mom, Wife, Farmer, Chef, Musician, Author and now my best role of all - Grandma to multiple grandchildren, grandnephews and nieces worldwide.
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