On Thursday I had to do some work on the lemon tree at work and ended up with a bucket and a half of lemons. So I thought I would make marmalade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t realise how few lemons you needed. But that\u2019s okay. I will think of something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The thing I am thinking of is tipping out all my marmalade and trying again. You see, it didn\u2019t really turn out well. Oh I got marmalade alright, but after cooking it for the prescribed time, it didn\u2019t seem to be setting, so I kept cooking it till it looked about right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem is, it now has an icky taste. Probably it was burnt. Possibly I shouldn\u2019t have used raw sugar. Maybe the lemons weren\u2019t ripe enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whatever. It tastes okay. Mum and Chris seem to have enjoyed theirs but I had 2 slices and could taste it-I can taste it now, like when you eat onions and it stays in the mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I have half a dozen bottles of marmalade that I don\u2019t even know if they sealed because I had to use vegemite jars, so they were probably going to go off anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps I will try again but add some pectin in for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, I may grade the lemons and slice up the best and stick them in the freezer. Or throw them all out. Or make lemon juice. IDK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n