Originally Posted by
Steady Stiching
most of the other recipes on yutube call for the addition of lemons..i wonder do they contain more pectin?
Marmalade recipes are all about balance, getting the amounts of acid, pectin, sugar and liquid just right.
Seville oranges are high in pectin and very bitter, so you only need one lemon to about 2lbs of oranges. With sweet oranges you need more lemons for both the pectin and the acid.
You have got my cogs whirring, ladies! I made a batch of marmalade last night using white grapefruit and will be trying it on toast this morning. If it passes the test it will be going on Youtube fairly soon.