Difference between revisions of "Marmalade"

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'''Marmalade''' is a [[British]] [[condiment]] made from the very bitter [[oranges]] from [[Seville]] in [[Spain]]. It was invented by the wife of a [[Dundee]] merchant who had mistakenly bought a  cargo of the bitter [[fruit]]. The obsession with this is so great that many merchant ships were sunk by [[U-boats]] in [[World War II]] and the continued purchase of the [[oranges]] convinced [[Nazi]] agents that the [[British]] had a serious [[rocket]] program.{{fact}}
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'''Marmalade''' is a [[British]] [[preserve]] commonly made from [[orange]]s. Orange marmalade sometimes includes small pieces of orange peel along with the jam.  
  
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Marmalade is often made with Seville oranges, so named because it originated in [[Seville, Spain]]. Seville oranges are favoured because they have a higher concentration of [[pectin]] than most other types of oranges. The higher pectin content tends to make the marmalade set better than it would otherwise.
  
 
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Revision as of 00:05, October 28, 2008

Marmalade is a British preserve commonly made from oranges. Orange marmalade sometimes includes small pieces of orange peel along with the jam.

Marmalade is often made with Seville oranges, so named because it originated in Seville, Spain. Seville oranges are favoured because they have a higher concentration of pectin than most other types of oranges. The higher pectin content tends to make the marmalade set better than it would otherwise.

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