Need some marmalade making assistance!

Posted by sporkster, May 16, 2009 at 12:07 AM

I'm living in South Australia right now, and there's a gorgeous orange tree in my backyard that's another week or so away from peak ripeness! (I moved from New York, so this is somewhat of a novelty for me.) I've made jam and preserves plenty of times, but never marmalade. I've been poking around the internet for recipes, but a lot are really confusing, with instructions for tying up the seeds in cheesecloth (??). Can someone give me a tried and true recipe for canning orange marmalade? I don't know what kind of oranges I have, but as an fyi, due to the drought, the skins are a bit thick, with quite a bit of pith.

Also, I was thinking of adding a bit of ginger for a little kick. Do you think I should chop in a bit of fresh ginger, microplane some in, or just boil the orange-sugar mixture with a good sized hunk of ginger, then take it out before canning? I just want to add a hint of ginger flavor...

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