Marmalade

[petesbrew]

My lime tree has finally started dropping fruit, so I've grabbed 1.5kg for some lime marmalade, as per my Mum's recipe.(1:1:1 ratio)
1.5kg limes (sliced finely)
1.5kg sugar
1.5L water

Boil for 60min
As per my mum's words "get a teaspoon amount, pour it on a saucer and make sure it goes a bit jelly-like."

Nearing the end of the boil now. It was hard resisting some hop additions.

This should be good on some toast for a hangover brekky

edit: finished and kitchen is all cleaned up. Got 8 jars worth. Tastes yum.

 

[O'Henry]

Hang on. You hopped it? That is a hectic amount of sugar for marmalade IIRC. Need to look for my recipe now. I really don't remember it being that crazy. How long did you boil for?

 

[petesbrew]

hahah, no I didn't hop it.... it was just the hour long boil that made me think something was missing.
Boiled for an hour, then some...
Not sure of the sugar... just going off what my mum said.
Had some on toast this morning. Awesome. Brought in a jar to work for morno's.

 

[felten]

If you're planning on eating it fairly young, then you definitely don't need as much sugar