Orange & Coriander Seed Marmalade

Its not as mad as it sounds! And its absolutely dead easy to make and delicious too....all you need is patience. And your mp3 player.

Anyway, you will need:

Coriander Seeds (1 tbsp)
Lemons (2/3 depending on size)
Oranges (approx. 2lbs worth)
Granulated Sugar (600g)
Preserving Sugar (300g)
Vanilla Essence (1tsp)
Water 2 1/2 pints

Juice the oranges and lemons, removing pips and keeping them. Slice rind thinly of oranges and lemons, add this to the juice.

In a cloth bag, or tied muslin, put the pips and coriander seeds. put this in the pan with the juice and rind too. Add the water. Bring to the boil and then simmer until the water has reduced by a third to a half and the rind is soft. Older fruit is ideal as the rind is already softish and its a way of using it up!

Remove the pips and seeds and cool, then squeeze out the pectin (this helps thicken the marmalade) and juice from the bag into the pan. Cast the bag aside, you do not need it now. Add the warmed sugar (warm it in the oven if you need to) until it dissolves. Boil the marmalade until it thickens. This may take a surprising amount of time.

To test the 'set' drop a spoonful onto a cold plate, wrinkle it with your finger, if it is soft and the wrinkle disappears quickly, it needs longer. When set, add the vanilla essence and stir in. Pour into sterilised jars, then label and seal with a screwtop lid.

It should keep for 5/6mths.

Not bad eh? Saves a trip to the supermarket on a sunday morning!