John's Sunshine Marmalade

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 6 seville oranges
• 1 lemon
• water, to cover fruit
• sugar, equal to volume of fruit
• cooking scotch whisky

Recipe

• 1 cut oranges and lemon in half, squeeze out the juice, remove and save all the seeds.
• 2 using a chef's knife, not a food processor or blender, slice the rinds, with fruit pulp still attached, into slivers, thick and thin and of the length you prefer.
• 3 place all the cut fruit and the juice into a large, stainless steel pot and add just enough water to cover.
• 4 place all the seeds in a cheesecloth bag and drop in the pot with the other ingerdients (i tie a string to the neck of the bag and tie an end to the pot handle, making sure the bag is submerged).
• 5 bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat and let simmer for about 2 hours let cool over night.
• 6 next day, remove bag of seeds and squeeze out the liquid back into the pot.
• 7 place pot over heat and using your eye, add enough sugar to raise the level of the mixture to twice its original height, that is, if there are 6 inches of fruit in the pot, add sugar until the pot has 12 inches of mixture in it.
• 8 bring to a boil, stirring constantly to avoid scorching and boil for at least 30 minutes until the marmalade will set when placed on a china a plate and cooled in the fridge for ten minutes.
• 9 pour at least 1/4 inch of cooking scotch- your favourite- into clean preserving jars (i use bell's when using a blend or glenfiddich when using a single malt).
• 10 top each with marmalade.
• 11 add caps and lids to jars and place them into a boiling water bath for at least ten minutes then remove to cool.
• 12 make sure jars"snap" to confirm their seal.
• 13 if you give any away to friends, they will be quick to return the empty jars and raves about your wondeerful marmalade!
• 14 great for breakfast on your favourite toast.
• 15 sorry if the quantities are a bit vague- might be a"guy thing".