Zingy Quince & Lime Marmalade

Yes, I'm still wading through a hundred weight of lovely quince. I've had BigT peeling them for me. I also had a big bag of juicy limes, so this is an ad hoc recipe.

Zingy Quince & Lime Marmalade

800g peeled and chopped quince
Zest of 3 and juice of 2 large limes
1kg jam/preserving sugar
800ml water

Place the water and quince in a large pan/maslin
Add the water and lime juice and bring to the boil, then simmer gently until the fruit is very soft (mashable)
Either blend or mash until there are very small lumps of fruit
Add the lime zest and simmer for a further 10 minutes
Add the sugar and bring the temperature up slowly.

Before mashing

I find with quince you don't really need to bring it to a rolling boil before you reach setting point as they have a huge amount of pectin which greatly enhances setting, plus any citrus fruit is also very high in pectin.

Test on chilled plates (the marmalade is ready when a skin forms quickly once cool and when you push the surface with a finger it will wrinkle up).

Pot up in warm sterilised jars and put the lids on immediately.

Not a bad morning's work

Toast a large loaf and nom - this marmalade is VERY zingy and totally mouthwatering