Chuck's Marmalade, with Pictures

I made Chuck Hughes' marmalade on Tuesday night, and it turned out really well. It's ridiculously simple, but I took pictures anyway.

I started off by taking 6 clementines and boiling them for about half an hour, until they were really soft. The smell in the house was lovely. I only used 6 for the first time, in case it didn't go well. But it was just enough, and made a jar of marmalade.

Once they were soft, I cooled them off in cold water and chopped them up, skin and all. I did cut of the little stemmy bit at the top, but other than that, everything went in. Again, the smell was heavenly.

I placed the chopped clementines back into the sauce pan and added 1 cup of sugar.

I then cooked the mixture on medium/low heat. There was a lot going on here in the kitchen while I was making this, and so I cooked it a little too long and slightly scorched the bottom, but I would say 20 minutes or so would've done it. It still came out lovely and fragrant, with that sweet, mildly bitter taste that is classic marmalade.

When I make it again, I will pay more attention to the cooking time, and take it off the heat when there is still a bit more syrup. Still, it is quite lovely. It is really nice on toast. Enjoy!