January is the month when Seville oranges appear, we dust off Delia's recipes and make orange marmalade.
In February we get bored of bitter oranges, and wonder why, if they're so good, we don't use them for anything else.
So here's a much easier, quicker, and in my mind much more spectacular marmalade.
500g lemons
1l Water
1kg sugar
10 red thai chillies
Squeeze the juice of the lemons into a large pan.
Chuck the pips away.
(Lemons have plenty of pectin so you don't need to mess around with pips in muslin bags and whatnot.)
Shred the peel and add to the pan with the water.
Simmer for two hours.
Chop the chillis and add to the pan with the sugar.
Boil for 15 minutes then start checking for a set. (Delia will explain this bit far better than I can.)
When it's done, stop everything and wait for 10 minutes for things to cool down.
Ladle into jars.
Look forward to breakfast.
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