Mackays The Dundee Marmalade, Orange, 340g

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According to a legend, in the 18th century, James Keiller on speculation bought a Spanish ship's cargo that included Seville oranges when the ship sought refuge from a raging storm.

Matthew, The Keiller Dynasty 1800–1879 narrates the history of Keillers; BBC News "Legacies: Keiller's: Sticky Success": offers an abbreviated version. The translated versions of this document keep the English definition of "marmalade" as referring to citrus fruits, even if the other languages use the corresponding word normally in the broader sense of a "jam". The legend tells of a ship carrying a cargo of oranges that broke down in the port, resulting in some ingenious locals making marmalade out of the cargo. Sugar, Seville Oranges, Orange Juice (from concentrate), Lemon Juice (from concentrate), Gelling Agent Fruit Pectin, Acidity Regulator Citric Acid, Orange Oil.Paddington Bear is known for his liking of marmalade, particularly in sandwiches, and kept it in his briefcase wherever he went. To determine setting point, use jelly thermometer or stir until 2 drops hang side by side on a wooden spoon when removed from hot liquid Remove from heat, skim and cool slightly. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Experience a taste of childhood with these nostalgic striped boiled sweets infused with the mouthwatering flavour of orange. It is believed that James Keiller and Son was also the first to produce Dundee cake commercially and to give it the distinctive name.

Its Portuguese origins can be detected in the remarks in letters to Lord Lisle, from William Grett, 12 May 1534, "I have sent to your lordship a box of marmaladoo, and another unto my good lady your wife" and from Richard Lee, 14 December 1536, "He most heartily thanketh her Ladyship for her marmalado". Kettilby then directs: "boil the whole pretty fast 'till it will jelly" – the first known use of the word "jelly" in marmalade making. As the acid would create a jelly, this meant that the mixture could be pulled from the heat before it had turned to a paste, keeping the marmalade much brighter and the appearance more translucent, as in modern-day marmalade. The product names and descriptions within this publication are not intended to constitute the full legal description of the product. The English recipe book of Eliza Cholmondeley, dated from 1677 and held at the Chester Record Office in the Cheshire county archives, has one of the earliest marmalade recipes ("Marmelet of Oranges") which produced a firm, thick dark paste.If pectin is added, the marmalade must contain at least 27% of peel, pulp, or juice of citrus fruit. Using traditional open copper pans, the highest quality bitter Seville oranges and our authentic methods, we ensure rich fruit flavours in every batch and that special home-made taste you expect from Mackays. In 1888 (following the abolition of the sugar tax on the British mainland), the company opened a factory at Tay Wharf, Silvertown in London. The ship had started its journey in Seville but the delay caused by the storm had made the oranges less fresh than they ought to have been.

In Jane Austen's 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility an over-indulgent mother feeds apricot marmalade to her fussy three-year-old child who has been slightly scratched by a pin in the mother's hair.In Agatha Christie's 1953 detective novel A Pocket Full of Rye, the murder weapon is poisoned orange marmalade consumed at breakfast by the victim. Medieval quince preserves, which went by the French name cotignac, produced in a clear version and a fruit pulp version, began to lose their medieval seasoning of spices in the 16th century. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.

They were awarded the “Only Prize for Marmalade, London 1862” at the International Exhibition of 1862, at which 28,000 exhibitors from 36 countries descended on South Kensington. c. 870), marmalade is a standardized food and defined as a food of jelly-like composition that consists of at least 65% water-soluble solids. Paddington Bear is now used on the label of the smaller peel ("shred") and clearer/milder Robertson's "Golden Shred" marmalade, in place of the previous icon, " Golliwog", which is considered racially offensive.According to the story, they first produced marmalade in 1797, when the mother of James Keiller, Janet’s husband, bought a “distressed” cargo of Seville oranges. Our product details, including product names, descriptions, specifications and images of serving suggestions, are not intended to constitute the full legal description of the products, and does not necessarily include all information including allergens. Without these technologies, things like personalised recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly.