{"id":2335,"date":"2019-02-22T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/?p=2335"},"modified":"2022-10-13T16:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T20:38:51","slug":"sour-orange-marmelade-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/sour-orange-marmelade-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you try a sour orange marmelade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Got an excessively fruitful sour orange tree? Why not make a sour orange marmelade!?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have two sour orange trees in our yard. Well actually, make that three. I just recently discovered a third one.<\/p>\n<p>Last year was by far our best sour orange harvest yet. Both of the most mature trees rewarded us with endless fruits. More than we could account for. Way more than we could ever find enough use for.<\/p>\n<p>We gave baskets upon baskets of fruits to friends and family. But even then, the tree just kept on producing more. It was as if each fruit we handpicked gave birth to a new one. And we simply could not resolve to stop handpicking them.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/sour-orange-marmelade-recipe\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved. Tchakayiti&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=800%2C1200\" alt=\"Sour oranges, a must in Haiti's culinary traditions. | tchakayiti.com\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>After all, rumor has it in Haiti that if you don\u2019t handpick fruits from a tree, your next harvest will be low.<\/h5>\n<p>Any abitan will confirm that. Apparently, a tree interprets the fact that its fruits are not picked from its branches as a sign that they are not needed. When its fruits are left hanging on its branches, it thus refrains from producing fruits the following season.<\/p>\n<p>I am not sure whether this is true or not. But I cannot and will not be the one to test that old adage, especially when it comes to sour oranges. Those fruits are too important in our cuisine for me to take such a risk. I would rather find more uses for them than leave them hanging.<\/p>\n<p>And that is what I tried to do the entire season. I looked for more than one way to use those fruits. I even compiled a list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/sour-oranges-haiti-oranges-ameres\/\">most common uses for sour oranges<\/a>\u00a0on this blog back in November. But even that did not seem to be enough. I had to do something with those oranges to get them off the tree.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/sour-orange-marmelade-recipe\/sour-orange-jam-haiti-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?fit=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sour-orange-jam-haiti\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?resize=800%2C1200\" alt=\"Sour oranges, a must in Haiti's culinary traditions. | tchakayiti.com\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?resize=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orange-jam-haiti.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>That is how this sour orange marmelade came to be.<\/h5>\n<p>I had come to realize that sour oranges have a bright colorful thick peel. In Haiti, we typically use shaddock\u2019s inner white layer to make jams. That got me wondering whether sour oranges could be used in a similar fashion or not.<\/p>\n<p>A quick <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2SgxaL1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online search<\/a>, and I found my answer. It is possible to turn those peels into a marmelade. I came across a few recipes, which convinced me to give it a shot. This marmelade I am serving you today is thus by no means an invention of mine. I got my inspiration online.<\/p>\n<p>I must confess that, at first, I was dubious. The preparation methods were different from that of our traditional shaddock jam. All the recipes called for using the fruit\u2019s outer peel.\u00a0 I was afraid that would result in an overly bitter marmelade.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, in Haiti, we often recommend tossing out the first cooking water when making a jam so as to eliminate any bitterness. Such is the case with the <a href=\"http:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/haiti-peach-jam-confiture-peche\/\">peach jam recipe<\/a> I shared before on this blog. Yet, none of the sour orange marmelade recipes I read through seemed to include that step. I decided to give it a shot anyways using my Haitian ways. After all I had quite a few oranges. I could afford to waste some.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/sour-orange-marmelade-recipe\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?fit=1200%2C1800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved. Tchakayiti&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?resize=800%2C1200\" alt=\"Made using the fruit's peel, this sour orange marmelade has just the right balance of bitterness and sweetness. It is the perfect complement to a peanut butter sandwich. A must try! | tchakayiti.com\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?resize=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zoranj-su-confiture-haiti-sour-orange-jam.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, I did not have to toss anything in the trash. That marmelade turned out to be a great use of those sour orange peels. It did retain a bit of bitterness, but nothing too overwhelming. And guess what? This sour orange marmelade pairs perfectly well with our mamba.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you read right. This sour orange marmelade makes a perfect peanut butter jelly \u2013 well marmelade \u2013 sandwich. Now, I&#8217;d call that a win, wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-2347\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"2347\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-chic\"><div class=\"wprm-container-float-right\">\n    <div class=\"wprm-recipe-image wprm-block-image-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;border-color: #666666;border-radius: 3px;\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=250%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-250x250 size-250x250\" alt=\"Made using the fruit&#039;s peel, this sour orange marmelade has just the right balance of bitterness and sweetness. It is the perfect complement to a peanut butter sandwich. A must try! | tchakayiti.com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?resize=225%2C150&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-attachment-id=\"2337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/sour-orange-marmelade-recipe\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Tchakayiti. All Rights Reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tchakayiti.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/sour-orangejam-haiti-confiture-orange-amere-zoranj-su.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\">A sour orange marmelade<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary wprm-block-text-normal\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Made using the sour orange peel, this marmelade is just the right combination of sweetness and bitterness. It is easy to make if you have that fruit at hand. 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wprm-icon-shortcode-separate wprm-align-center wprm-icon-decoration-line\" style=\"font-size: 24px;height: 24px;\"><div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g fill=\"#9e9e9e\"><g><path d=\"M12,0 C18.627,0 24,4.373 24,11 C24,19.406 18.646,24 18.646,24 L18.646,24 L5.354,24 C5.354,24 0,19.406 0,11 C0,4.373 5.373,0 12,0 Z M12,2 C6.206,2 2,5.785 2,11 C2,16.956 4.962,20.716 6.168,22 L6.168,22 L17.832,22 C19.032,20.724 22,16.962 22,11 C22,5.785 17.794,2 12,2 Z M15.4175,17.7983 C15.9697847,17.7983 16.4175,18.2460153 16.4175,18.7983 C16.4175,19.3111358 16.0314598,19.7338072 15.5341211,19.7915723 L15.4175,19.7983 L8.5825,19.7983 C8.03021525,19.7983 7.5825,19.3505847 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style=\"border-width: 0;border-style: dotted;border-color: #666666;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-prep-time-container\" style=\"border-width: 0;border-style: dotted;border-color: #666666;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-uppercase-faded wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-prep-time-label\">Prep Time <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time wprm-recipe-prep_time-minutes\">15<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\"> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-prep_time-unit wprm-recipe-prep_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-cook-time-container\" style=\"border-width: 0;border-style: dotted;border-color: #666666;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-uppercase-faded wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-cook-time-label\">Cook Time <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-hours wprm-recipe-cook_time wprm-recipe-cook_time-hours\">2<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\"> hours<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit-hours wprm-recipe-cook_time-unit wprm-recipe-cook_timeunit-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\">hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-table wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-total-time-container\" style=\"border-width: 0;border-style: dotted;border-color: #666666;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-uppercase-faded wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-total-time-label\">Total Time <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-hours wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-hours\">2<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\"> hours<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit-hours wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\">hrs<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-minutes\">15<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\"> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-container-columns-spaced\">\n\t<div>\n    \t<div class=\"wprm-icon-shortcode wprm-icon-shortcode-separate wprm-align-center wprm-icon-decoration-line\" style=\"font-size: 24px;height: 24px;\"><div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g fill=\"#9e9e9e\"><path d=\"M19.5441,12.0586 L17.8411,12.3146 L17.8411,14.0376 L17.8411,17.8606 L6.1591,17.8606 L6.1591,14.0376 L6.1591,12.3146 L4.4561,12.0586 C3.0331,11.8446 2.0001,10.6536 2.0001,9.2246 C2.0001,7.6626 3.2471,6.3876 4.7971,6.3406 C4.8651,6.3486 4.9351,6.3556 5.0051,6.3576 L6.3221,6.4136 L6.8931,5.2246 C7.8481,3.2356 9.8051,1.9996 12.0001,1.9996 C14.1951,1.9996 16.1521,3.2356 17.1071,5.2246 L17.6781,6.4136 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1.7069,23.5523 L11.9229,13.3373 L22.1389,23.5523 C22.3339,23.7483 22.5899,23.8453 22.8459,23.8453 C23.1019,23.8453 23.3569,23.7483 23.5529,23.5523 C23.9429,23.1623 23.9429,22.5293 23.5529,22.1383\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-2347-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"2347\" data-servings=\"0\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line wprm-header-has-actions wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Ingredients<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">sour oranges<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">of sour orange juice<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">lb<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">of sugar<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">cinnamon stick<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-2347-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"2347\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Instructions<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div>&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Wash the oranges and peel them<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Cut the peel into thin slices<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">In a deep bottom pot, add the peel and cover with water<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Bring to a boil<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Once the peel is tender, drain and discard the liquid<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">In the same pot, combine the cooked sour orange peel, sour orange juice, sugar and cinnamon stick<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Simmer on low until the resulting syrup bubbles up and coats a spoon&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-weight: inherit\">(about 45 minutes to an hour)<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-7\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Let cool<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-2347-step-0-8\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Store in a tight glass jar.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes-container wprm-block-text-normal\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-notes-header wprm-block-text-uppercase wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line\" style=\"\">Notes<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\" style=\"border-color: #e0e0e0\"><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-notes\"><span style=\"display: block;\">I toss the first cooking water so as to reduce the bitterness of this zesty peel. 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Why not make a sour orange marmelade!? We have two sour orange trees in our yard. Well actually, make that three. I just recently discovered a third one. Last year was by far our best sour orange harvest yet. Both of the most mature trees rewarded us with endless fruits. More than we could account for. Way more than we could ever find enough use for. We gave baskets upon baskets of fruits to friends and family. But even then, the tree just kept on producing more. It was as if each fruit we handpicked gave birth to a new one. And we simply could not resolve to stop handpicking them. After all, rumor has it in Haiti that if you don\u2019t handpick fruits from a tree, your next harvest will be low. Any abitan will confirm that. Apparently, a tree interprets the fact that its fruits are not picked from its branches as a sign that they are not needed. When its fruits are left hanging on its branches, it thus refrains from producing fruits the following season. I am not sure whether this is true or not. But I cannot and will not be the one to test that old adage, especially when it comes to sour oranges. Those fruits are too important in our cuisine for me to take such a risk. I would rather find more uses for them than leave them hanging. And that is what I tried to do the entire season. I looked for more than one way to use those fruits. I even compiled a list of the most common uses for sour oranges\u00a0on this blog back in November. But even that did not seem to be enough. I had to do something with those oranges to get them off the tree. That is how this sour orange marmelade came to be. I had come to realize that sour oranges have a bright colorful thick peel. In Haiti, we typically use shaddock\u2019s inner white layer to make jams. That got me wondering whether sour oranges could be used in a similar fashion or not. A quick online search, and I found my answer. It is possible to turn those peels into a marmelade. I came across a few recipes, which convinced me to give it a shot. This marmelade I am serving you today is thus by no means an invention of mine. I got my inspiration online. I must confess that, at first, I was dubious. The preparation methods were different from that of our traditional shaddock jam. All the recipes called for using the fruit\u2019s outer peel.\u00a0 I was afraid that would result in an overly bitter marmelade. Plus, in Haiti, we often recommend tossing out the first cooking water when making a jam so as to eliminate any bitterness. Such is the case with the peach jam recipe I shared before on this blog. Yet, none of the sour orange marmelade recipes I read through seemed to include that step. I decided to give it a shot anyways using my Haitian ways. After all I had quite a few oranges. I could afford to waste some. Luckily, I did not have to toss anything in the trash. That marmelade turned out to be a great use of those sour orange peels. It did retain a bit of bitterness, but nothing too overwhelming. And guess what? This sour orange marmelade pairs perfectly well with our mamba. Yes, you read right. This sour orange marmelade makes a perfect peanut butter jelly \u2013 well marmelade \u2013 sandwich. Now, I&#8217;d call that a win, wouldn\u2019t you? Made using the sour orange peel, this marmelade is just the right combination of sweetness and bitterness. It is easy to make if you have that fruit at hand. 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