madbaker | (no subject)

The upstairs neighbors returned from a socially-distanced visit with friends, bearing large numbers of juicy Seville oranges. So I made marmalade. But... I was slightly over-ambitious because they had about 10 kg. I started with 4 kg, I think? Fortunately or un-, I have a very large maslin pan (9.5 quart capacity) capable of jamming this amount.

It took several days to cook and set, but I potted them up after work yesterday. Final count: 13 pints in 21 jars. Also, I am out of canning jars. Except for 4 oz jelly jars, which I tend not to use for jam unless I am making gifts.

However, I really shouldn't get any more. According to my jam inventory spreadsheet* I have 81 jars of various sizes in storage, and with us not eating jam that quickly - I really need to not make any more jam this year.

*Yes, I have a jam inventory spreadsheet. Besides satisfying my not-OCD, it has a useful purpose in telling me what varieties of jam are over-represented in storage. That allows me to give away and/or eat through the jars more efficiently. Apricot, plum, and now marmalade are the three biggest holdings right now.