Preserves: Making Marmalade with Seville Oranges
£95.00
Workshop Overview
The most famous lover of marmalade is undoubtedly Paddington Bear. You may well enjoy marmalade on your breakfast toast but there is nothing quite like making your own marmalade from Spanish Seville oranges. The name ‘marmalade’ is said to have originated in Portugal but the earliest recipe that included citrus fruits, was said to have been created by Eliza Cholmondeley in 1677. Come and learn how to make your own jars of Seville orange marmalade to enjoy all year round. You will learn about the skill of preserving with sugar, the role of pectin, preparation of the marmalade ‘pulp’, setting point and bottling your marmalade.
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Tea and biscuits on arrival, registration and welcome |
| 10:15 | Safe kitchen practice & preparation of peel for the marmalade |
| 11:30 | Tea and cake |
| 11:45 | Experimenting with marmalade – making cake |
| 1.00 | Lunch |
| 1:45 | Adding sugar, the rolling boil, the criticality of time and establishing the setting point |
| 3:30 | fternoon break with more homemade cake |
| 3:45 | Clean up within the preserving pan and bottling and labelling marmalade |
| 5:00 | Celebratory group photograph. |
What You Will Learn
During this workshop, you will:
- How to make home-made marmalade from Seville oranges. Including…
- How the Seville orange fruits are prepared
- The preserving effect of sugar
- About testing for the all-important setting point
- The best way to ‘clean up’ your marmalade in the preserving pan
- The best way to bottle your Seville Orange Marmalade.
- About the versatility of marmalade as a kitchen store cupboard essential, making a marmalade cake whilst you are waiting for the orange peel to soften.
What You Will Take Home
You will take home the jars of marmalade you have made, along with your scrumptious marmalade cake.
Important Details
The Rural Skills Centre will provide:
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Trained and qualified tutors
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All ingredients, materials and equipment to make your Seville Orange marmalade and your marmalade cake;
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Tea, coffee and lots of homemade cake;
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A light lunch (please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements;
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Parking; and · Accessible facilities.
Suitability
This workshop is suitable for anyone wishing to know more about preserving fruits, especially Seville oranges. It is suitable for those who have never made preserves before as well as those who have some experience and want to learn more about making them. The workshop is also suitable for those who fancy a jolly lovely day out.
