Lemon Marmalade!

You may be wondering what I've been doing with all those lemons.



I made lemon marmalade using this recipe.



I was quite happy with the way it turned out.

To be honest, marmalade making isn't something that had ever even entered my mind, until I was faced with the bounty delivered by two lemon trees that is. Even then, it still seemed like a task better left to grandmothers with secret recipes handed down through generations and people like this guy.

I'm glad I gave it a try. But, let me be honest. I thought I was failing miserably until about the last 10-15 minutes of the marmalade making process. While boiling, this looked like the failed kitchen experiment of a couple of 8 year old girls. Hot lemonade anyone? In the end it all worked out, and was actually pretty easy, if you don't count all the unwarranted ulcer aggravating stress I put myself under.

I stupidly didn't reread the recipe after the 24 hours of soaking time and added the sugar at the start of the boiling process rather than 45 minutes into simmering. I had to let the mixture simmer for an hour and twenty minutes rather than the one hour stated in the recipe in order to achieve the right consistency, possibly because of that initial error.

If you have a lemon tree, I suggest trying this. If you don't have a lemon tree, I suggest buying marmalade.

Also, the only recipes I could find for lemon marmalade called for meyer lemons, which are a cross between a lemon and a tangerine. Many recipes claimed that you could not under any circumstances substitute normal lemons for meyer lemons. They were wrong.

Now I just need the perfect scone recipe. Suggestions?

I've also used the lemons to make hummus, Greek egg lemon soup, and a lemon cream cheese tart. So far, the lemon marmalade has been the star of the show.

Besos,
Allie