Anna's Orange Marmalade

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I followed the recipe exactly and mine came out tasting like grapefruit, which I don't care for. My husband loves grapefruit, though, and he thinks it's fabulous. I wish I had read the reviews before making it. I will try it again but I'll be sure to remove the bitter pith first.

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Botulism is a very real threat in home preserved foods. The current USDA dogma on food safety for home preserved jams includes a 10 min hot water bath for clean but not sterile jars and a 5 min hot water bath for sterile jars. Use usda approved recipes and techniques for an assurance of food safety when canning at home. learn more at http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/publications_usda.html

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I am excited to make this, after watching the show the other day.

My question is about sanitizing the jars. Ina says you can do this in the dishwasher with no dishsoap, but I've heard that the dishwasher can get too hot, and will melt the sealing compound in the covers to the jars.

Has anyone else tried sanitizing their jars some other way? By making a bleach solution, perhaps? Or using a store bought sanitizing solution?

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I tested it when almost done and it was very orangey and sweet and yummy. Then I accidently over boiled it and it carmelized, turning brown and dark. It jelled great and was still awesome, but with a more complex smokey flavor. I may try it again as a sweet marmalade, but I will definitely make the dark marmalade again. Made great hostess gifts!

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WE LOVED THIS!!! Very easy directions to follow and the hint of putting a small amount on a plate and in the refrig was a good idea. I cooked it a little longer and everyone is still raving about it. I'll be making it again soon. Because it's almost gone :

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Judging from some of the comments, this marmalade may not be too everyone's taste. It is somewhat bitter but to me it is just the perfect balance of bitter and sweet. Letting it sit overnight allows the pectin to really gel and the peel to soften. I can always count on Ina's recipes to be uncomplicated yet delicious. (to the person who asked about cutting the oranges in quarters, I say, of course, you can cut them however you like.

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today I made it . it was so yammy but do you think I can cut the oranges into 1/4 ? becaz I thought they dont look as good as I thought after they don ...

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After reading reviews, I used three oranges (one as directed, one completely peeled, one zested and pith removed, two mandarins and one lemon (sliced as directed. Tasting as I added, I stopped at 5 cups of sugar. I increased my simmer and boil times by a lot to make up for the decrease in sugar, and after canning it was still super syrupy. The next day I reboiled all of it for about 40 minutes until it was the perfect consistency. The end product tastes great!

A note on glass cook tops: it takes much longer to bring products up to temperature due to the way the cook tops heat up. Cooking times vary a lot, so make sure you gauge by your jam, not by recipe time!

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Just finished making this recipe, and it is wonderful!. I had some clementines that would be going bad soon, and since I hate to waste food, I decided to make marmalade with them. I ususally make jellies and jams with pectin, but since I had none on hand, I looked for a recipe that did not require any. I had about 6 clementines, so I basically halved Ina's recipe because I figured the 6 clementines I had would probably equal 2 large oranges. I used 2 1/2 cups of sugar (but I think next time I'll use two cups. This came out very well, but a little thick, which was of no fault to the recipe. I cooked for the 2 hours as the recipe stated, but I think the extra half hour was unecessary. The marmalade looked like it was done without the extra cooking. I should have used my better judgement, but I figured I would do as the recipe said. But anyways, a great recipe just the same. Great flavor! I love the bittersweetness! Will definitely make again.

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I made this for me best friends mother for Christmas. My best friend ate the entire jar before she gave it to her mother, so now I'm making another batch >.< My family also loves it ! the recipe is easy to follow and the results are great. its not sickly sweet but its not bitter either. great for breakfast or snack time! ^-^
Overall a A+