In December of last year the audio stopped working on my phone. This made it very frustrating to take calls as I had to locate my headset and plug it in to be able to talk in private. I bought a Bluetooth headset hoping it would make it easier, but the battery life was shocking and so that went straight back to the store. When I took my phone in to the service provider in January I was told it could be repaired under warranty up until the middle of October. I was only due for an upgrade in June and held out until then, taking and making a few phone calls on speaker that probably should have been done in private. In June MTN staff went on strike, and my new phone took longer than planned to get into my hands. I transferred all my data from the old phone to the new one and wiped my old phone of everything personal. Once the factory settings were restored I took the phone in for repair. Can you imagine my amazement when I was told that the keyboard on my phone was generic and as it was not the original, the warranty was null and void. The phone would cost R2800 to repair, or I could get it back at a cost of R300 without it being repaired. Someone, at some point, had replaced my keyboard but no-one could follow up due to the strike. After 2 complaints on a site dealing with consumer issues, a complaint to the Ombudsman, messages directly to the supplier and tweets I finally could collect my phone! And it only took 6 weeks *insert sarcastic tone here*. It appears that the phone had a factory check and the keyboard was replaced then (and no, I don’t believe that), and due to that, I received a brand new phone! While all of this was going on, I also received a lot of ginger. I decided to make this orange and ginger marmalade as I also had a lot of oranges in my fridge. This made enough for me to experiment with a few recipes, and give a bottle as a thank you gift to the person who gave me the ginger.
Orange And Ginger Marmalade
Ingredients
- 10 oranges, juice and zest
- 2.5 l water
- 125 g peeled weight fresh root ginger, finely chopped
- 1.5 kg fructose
- 30 g pectin
Method
- Finely chop the zest
- Place the zest and the juice into a very large stock pot
- Add the water, ginger and the squeezed out orange rinds
- Bring to a boil over a medium temperature
- Remove from the heat and set aside to cool
- When you can handle the orange rinds, scoop them out one at a time
- Squeeze any juice still left in the rinds and then discard
- Add this juice back into the pot, together with the fructose and the pectin
- Dissolve the sugar while stirring constantly, over a low temperature
- Once dissolved, bring to a boil over a high temperature
- Leave to boil, skimming the scum with a slotted spoon
- When the marmalade is
- While doing the set test, remove the marmalade from the heat.
- When you are confident the marmalade will set, leave to stand for 15 minutes
- Stir well and then pour the marmalade into warm sterilized glass jars
- Cover the marmalade with a disc of wax paper (wax side down)
- Once completely cold, place the lid on the jars
- Store for up to 3 months in a cold, dark place
- Refrigerate once open
Notes
Then run your finger through the marmalade and if the indentation remains the marmalade will set.
If not, return the marmalade to the heat, boil for 5 minutes and repeat until set.
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What I blogged October
- one year ago – In My Kitchen
- two years ago – In My Kitchen
- three years ago – Bread And Butter Pickles
- four years ago – In My Kitchen
- five years ago – Meringues
Lovely marmalade Tandy.
Have a happy day.
🙂 Mandy xo
Thanks Mandy 🙂
I love ginger and orange together!
It is my new favourite Zirkie 🙂
Oh wow – I would never have thought replacing a keyboard on a phone would be so costly and worrisome! Am glad you got all that ginger, Tandy – because this marmalade sounds delicious! When we lived in London, my dad would bring home the freshest marmalade ever from a little bakery – and your’s brings back memories!
That must have been great marmalade Shashi 🙂
I’m not sure what you’re spreading that wonderful marmalade on but it looks delicious!
You’ve always got the best recipes, Tandy!
Thanks for the compliment Susan 🙂
Oh, love ginger in marmalade – looks very delicious – Tandy.
Thanks Rachel 🙂
Hi Tandy, sounds like you had a real fight on your hands, good for you for not giving up. I love ginger and orange together, it is a match made in heaven.
I have become quite addicted to it as you will soon see 🙂
Heavens! (About the phone). But lovely marmalade xx
Thanks Liz 🙂
Sounds wonderful, Tandy. 🙂
Thanks Sylvia 🙂
This marmalade sounds gorgeous. Perfect served on scones with cream! Yum 😀
Thanks Jess 🙂
Hi Tandy – delicious ideas as usual, and very timely for us in the UK as the Autun and Harvest season looms. Hope you enjoyed your time over here xx Kate
I loved our visit to Scotland Kate 🙂
Wow that sucks about your phone! The marmalade looks delicious. What do you have it pictured with in the photograph?
I have it with some seed and nut loaf, as well as scones 🙂
Orange and ginger marmalade sounds absolutely scrumptious! And the perfect thing for toast and afternoon tea. (when I’m pretending to be British or having a tea party with my girls.) Cute!
I love that you have tea parties with your children 🙂
Orange Ginger Marmalade—fantastic…I have never tried that kind before but it sounds amazing and perfectly warming for autumn. The phone issues sounds like you brought your phone down to one of the back alleys of HK and was expecting a warranty to come with that… LOL
Ha ha, we have some of those stores here as well Bobbi 🙂
I’ve never made marmalade – this looks wonderful Tandy!
Thanks Pam 🙂
Oh, I love marmalade. And this ginger one looks very delicious,Tandy.
Thanks Anu 🙂
Tandy, I love marmalade — eating it and making it — but I’ve never made any with ginger. Must do that!
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did Jean 🙂
I like my marmalade simple – but happy for a kick of ginger.
I am a huge fan of ginger 🙂
YUM! It must be delicious!
It is!
Mniam mniam! I’m a big fan of marmalades, especially homemade ones. Really nice recipe. I bet it tastes best with freshly baked bread!! 🙂
It does indeed Agness 🙂
I love orange marmalade and it is the only thing I like to eat on croissants. I know that I would definitely enjoy your recipe with the addition of ginger…thanks.
Wow, I must try it with my croissants as I usually have them plain 🙂
I can just imagine spreading this delicious marmalade on my biscuit as I sip on some tea.
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That would be very nice Doreen 🙂