How to make orange marmalade

                                                            

Hello my friends,
From all the marmalade the orange is my favorite. I have try many marmalade in my life. Store ones, homemade ones. Always I return to my grandmothers marmalade. Its easy to make and it taste right! When is the season for the oranges( now is in Greece), is the best time to make it.
 I make extra jars all the time for my friends. My friend Christine, she is a huge fan of the orange.

Here is what I do: ( thanks grandma!)
                                                          
                                                              oranges

1-2 mandarins                                                                          

sugar ( i combine raw and white sugar)

1 lemon

Glass sterilized jars

1 tea spoon orange bloosom water * optional

...and some love...

Peel of  the oranges and mandarins ( use as many you want, I use around 10-12 good for 4 medium sized jars) and bring them to boil with 1 cup of water. We don't need much water because the oranges are full of juice anyway.
Twenty to thirty minutes later remove from the fire and cut the oranges into very small pieces (I use a stick blender to puree)
In a small pot boil some of the skin and cut it into very small squares ( 20 minutes later.)
 Now count how many cups of oranges you have. For every cup of orange pulp add 1 cup of sugar. Bring back to boil the oranges , the sugar, 2 table spoons of lemon juice, the orange skin, 1/2 cup of the remain juice.
 Let it boil for 40 minutes or until the marmalade is thicken up. You can test if it ready - drop with a spoon a small amount into a plate. If when its cold stays and not runs its ready. If you want it thicker let it boil for 10 minutes more.
Meanwhile in a large pot with water put your jars and lids (3/4 filled up with water) and bring them to boil for 10/15 minutes. Use the hot sterilized jars to store your marmalade.

Try it on the Brie if you have guests, I do it all the time.
 I use a triangle of the french brie, seasoned with hot
 crushed pepper all around and I add on the top 3-4 spoons of the marmalade. Serve with crackers of your choices. your friends will love it, trust me!

                                          
Good luck and Enjoy..

Emmanuel