Mamade Marmalade

[Mags22]

I think I've had this problem before but forgotten the remedy - my Ma Made marmalade has n't set today - any ideas to make it set ? Thank you for any solutions

[sunny-dave]

Add some lemon juice & reboil for a few minutes

Add a thinly slice red grapefruit & reboil for a bit longer

Pray :)

[jomifl]

You could buy some pectin to add to it otherwise keep boiling it till it reaches setting point. A jam thermometer takes some of the uncertainty out of this.

[nungate]

Can you get your hands on a bottle of Certo? It's pectin which can help make jams set you can buy it in the supermarket. Failing that, try lemon juice or dice up an apple - which is high in pectin and might also help it to set. Though I would have thought the MaMade would have set without help - I've used it in the past and not had any trouble, did you boil it long enough?

[coccinelle]

This was your answer in January :-)

Thanks to all who helped - tried lemon juice but that didn't help, so stirred more sugar in and reboiled and its turned out fine - thanks so

[Mags22]

Thanks to all of you for help - now I will give you laugh of the day - I added some jam sugar, plus the juice of a lemon - left it to simmer while I had a cuppa, wait for it - fell asleep for 30 mins!! My husband went into the kitchen and came back and said 'will your marmalade be ok, just given it a stir and it seems fine' I shot through, and apart from being a darker colour it actually is setting and tastes a bit like burnt toffee - ho hum! such is life........

[society]

You've invented your very own toffee flavoured marmalade :)

[Mags22]

Yes Society - and I tested it on toast today and its great! Truly Margaret-made eh?