Blood oranges from my garden and perfect little cumquats saved from the dogs in Sarah's backyard are the stars in this heavenly citrus jam. Sarah tells me the tree is so laden with fruit this season even after making marmalade. It has been a novel exercise to throw the fruit around for the dogs. I am please a bag of cumquats has come my way......
What you need....
1kg cumquats, halved
2 blood oranges, quartered
1kg sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
Water
Make it happen....
1. Place the cumquats in a large heavy based pot and cover with water.
2. Bring the fruit to the boil, then reduce to a simmer, uncovered for 1 hour.
3. Strain the fruit through some fine muslin, let it drip for 2 hours undisturbed.
4. Pour the citrus liquid into a heavy based pot and add an equal amount of sugar, eg 500ml liquid to 500g sugar.
5. Add the vanilla and bring to the boil.
6. Once sitting point is reached, around 15 to 20 minuets remove the jam from heat and skim any sugar scum from the top, discard.
7. Poor the jam into sterilized jars, let set and cover with a tight fitting lid.
7. Poor the jam into sterilized jars, let set and cover with a tight fitting lid.
If you like marmalade you will love this recipe! Serve it with short bread or spread it on hot toast.
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