{"id":19858,"date":"2023-11-21T08:16:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=19858"},"modified":"2023-11-21T08:16:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T13:16:30","slug":"when-life-gives-you-oranges-make-marmalade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=19858","title":{"rendered":"When Life Gives You Oranges, Make Marmalade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ever heard of a trifoliate orange? Me neither until a few weeks ago when my friends at Prospect Heights Community Farm<\/a> were generously offering them, and since I never refuse anything even remotely edible, I accepted.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re about 1\u00bd inches in diameter, slightly fuzzy, at once both sour and bitter, and contain more seeds than pulp \u2013 the very definition of a culinary challenge. I decided to try my hand at improvising marmalade. Since that’s a task I had never attempted, I reasoned that no one could criticize me if the result was less than stellar.<\/p>\n

I sliced the peels, added the purported pulp, orange juice and sugar, and repeated the procedure using some sweet Valencia oranges (actual pulp!) to offset the aggressive components, and tossed in a handful of dried cranberries because I had some in the pantry (the reason I incorporate many left-field ingredients into my experiments) then cooked the mixture until it reached a marmalady consistency.<\/p>\n

The outcome was surprisingly tasty for a first effort and complemented toasted English muffins and wedges of brie with equal appeal (no pun intended).<\/p>\n

BUT: given the frequency of repeated tests involving a touch more of this and a lot more of that, I have quite a bit left over!<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s your favorite way to use orange marmalade?
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