In January The Food In Jars Mastery Challenge was for marmalade. As I only make use of seasonal ingredients I could not take part. As soon as winter arrived I knew I would make ruby grapefruit marmalade. This has the perfect level of tartness one expects from marmalade.
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One of the gifts Dave and I received when we got married was a hat box. When I took the wrapping paper off, I was most confused by this present. The hatbox itself was wrapped in the same colour material that my bridesmaids wore. And inside was the invitation we had sent to the people who gave us this gift. She had also strewn some rose petals in the box. I read the card and we were told to keep our memories safe in the box. I started by putting in the lavender sugar paste flowers that topped our cake. And I added the negatives of our wedding photographs. Yes, we got married before digital cameras ;). A couple of months after we got married Dave’s father passed away. I placed the memorial pamphlet from his funeral into the box. These have sadly been added to over the years.
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Each overseas trip means a collection of photographs which I have put onto flash drives for safe keeping. Together with the cards from our wedding, and special birthdays, the box is quite full. And with time the outer material cover has become dirty. Not being able to wash it, I decided to replace the box with a new one. It is the sentiment that counts and not the gift itself. In it is everything important other than our passports that I would grab in case of a fire. Knowing that all our memories are stored in one place makes me feel secure that we could salvage something if disaster ever struck. You never know when something can happen that will change everything forever. There is no segueing into my ruby grapefruit marmalade from this. The post was inspired by reading about people’s experiences after the Knysna fires.
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Ruby Grapefruit Marmalade
Ingredients
- 4 ruby grapefruits
- 2 unwaxed lemons
- 500 mls water, plus extra if needed
- 500 g fructose
Method
- Peel the rind off the grapefruit and lemons and place into a blender
- Chop finely and set aside
- Quarter the grapefruit and halve the lemons
- Place into the blender in batches and roughly chop
- Put the pulp into a large sauce pan and add the water
- Over a high temperature, bring to the boil
- Reduce the temperature and simmer for 45 minutes
- Drain the pulp through a fine sieve, leaving it to drip for 30 minutes *
- Using the back of a spoon, press the juice out of the pulp
- Discard the pulp and measure the juice
- Top up to 500mls if necessary with water **
- Return to a clean sauce pan and add the rinds
- Cover and simmer over a low temperature for 15 minutes
- Add the fructose and stir until dissolved
- Increase the temperature and bring to a boil
- Leave uncovered to boil for at least 10 minutes so that you achieve a set temperature of 105° Celsius
- Remove from the heat, carefully skim off any scum and leave to stand for 15 minutes
- Pour into a sterilized glass jar and leave to cool completely before placing the lid on the jar
- Can be stored unopened for 12 months - refrigerate once opened
Notes
Take a look at what was previously posted on Lavender and Lime on July 10:
- 2016 – Fool Me Once
- 2015 – Out And About 10 July 2015: Big Roast
- 2014 – Yoghurt And Tahini Dressing
- 2013 – Spice Route Restaurant
- 2012 – Busiate
- 2011 – Something Savoury Challenge Presto Pasta Nights
Thanks for the recipe! My boyfriend likes lemon and grapefruit jam, so am going to make the effort to try this recipe!
I hope he enjoys this Dora, and thanks for the visit 🙂
What a thoughtful gift for a wedding present……I bet this marmalade is wonderful, love the color.
Thanks Cheri, the taste is as good as the colour 🙂
I love a good marmalade and should give it a go at making it homemade! Looks really lovely.
Thanks, I love marmalade as well and now all I need to do is get some bread baking 🙂
Marmalde is my favorite jam, love the idea of a grapefruit one. So cool you really used the hat box for keepsakes.
It has proved to be very useful Evelyne 🙂
A lovely post, Tandy. My Mother loves marmalade so I intend to try this with her. I love this gift idea. I have a suitcase with all my memories in it. It is stuffed full of art made by my boys over the years and other things about their childhoods I have collected.
I hope that the suitcase is in easy reach if you ever need it!
I have lots of regular grapefruits that could end up like this beauty! 😀
ah, that would be amazing 🙂
This grapefruit marmalade is really summery and fresh. Lemon and grapefruit sound like a great combination.
It is very fresh but they are winter fruit for us.
I love all things marmalade and grapefruits are a weird obsession of mine. I must try!!
Hope you enjoy it Katherine 🙂
I haven’t tried grapefruit marmalade! I usually make cumquat marmalade from my tree but I’d love to try something different. This fruit is such a beautiful colour, it looks lovely.
I would swap you a jar if I could! I love cumquats 🙂