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October 17, 2013

Marmelade - Childhood Memories #4



Today my kitchen smells to acidic caramel , to fairy tales , to a precious childhood , to the candy house discovered by Hansel and Gretchen , to home sweet home . Today I decided to make marmalade of the kind we can cut with a knife , as I ate when I was little and the lady at the grocery would unmould it from the plastic tray and would cut it to be weighted in an old scale and I would salivate as I monitored the process with my vigilant eyes, anxiously and eager to get a taste of a small square or a generous slice in the bread as soon as I got home.

Ingredients:

  •  2.5 kg quinces
  •  1kg 250 gr of sugar
  •  juice of 1 lemon
  •  3 tablespoons water

Wash the quinces , cut them into 4 and remove the seeds . Break the quinces into smaller
piecesand put them in the pressure cooker along with the sugar, lemon juice and water . I left also an already squeezed lemon half  .Bring to high heat , stirring with a wooden spoon , until there is some moisture on the bottom and the sugar starts to melt , creating a pulp . Fold well , cover the pot and let it boil , still with the half of the squeezed lemon inside. Boil for about 5 minutes and turn off when it starts to realease steam  out of the steam cooker . Leave for 5 minutes and remove the pressure. Remove the lemon and mash the cream with the magic wand . Place in bowls as you please , cover with a sheet of parchment paper and wait for about two days until you can cut it in slices. I put it in the fridge on the 2nd day .



Hoje a minha cozinha cheira a caramelo acidulado, a contos de fada, a uma infância preciosa, à casa de doces descoberta por Gretchen e Hansel, ao lar doce lar. Hoje decidi fazer marmelada de cortar à faca, como eu comia quando era pequena e a senhora da mercearia a desenformava da taça e a cortava a peso e eu salivava a acompanhar o processo com os olhos atentos, ansiosamente e ávida por provar um quadradinho ou uma generosa fatia no pão mal chegasse a casa.

Ingredientes:
  • 2,5 kg de marmelos
  • 1k 250 gr de açucar
  • sumo de 1 limão
  • 3 colheres de sopa de água

Preparação:
Lave os marmelos, corte -os em 4 e retire os caroços. Parta os marmelos em bocados mais pequeninos e coloque-os na panela de pressão, juntamente com o açúcar, o sumo de limão e a água. Eu deixei também uma metade do limão já espremido.
Leve ao lume forte, mexendo com a colher de pau, até que se crie humidade no fundo e o açúcar comece a derreter, criando uma polpa. Envolve-se bem, tapa-se a panela e deixa-se levantar fervura, ainda com a metade do limão espremido lá dentro. Ferver 5 minutos e desligar quando começar a sair vapor da panela de pressão.Deixar repousar 5 minutos e retirar a pressão. Retire o limão e triture com a varinha mágica. Coloque em tigelas a gosto, cubra com uma folha de papel vegetal e aguarde cerca de 2 dias até poder cortar à fatia. Eu coloquei-a no frigorífico no 2º dia.














9 comments:

  1. yum, que bom! parece que estou a sentir o cheirinho que fica na cozinha quando a minha mãe também faz :)

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  2. Olha olha, que brutal coincidência teres feito marmelada quando aqui deste lado e após semanas de insistência por parte de um pequenino senhor nos preparamos para fazer também eheheheh. Adorooooo, e o puto tb.
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  3. Adoro mas nunca me deu para fazer.
    A tua ficou uma delicia com cor linda
    bjs

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  4. the marmelade looks delicious and it's nice that it awakens some childhood memories in you :)
    following you now on gfc,maybe you want to do the same? :)

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  5. Reading your words it was like your childhood memories simply come to my mind and I could smell also the sweet scent there was in your place:) Yum Aida, Im drooling over your marmelade, you know, maybe could appear weird from you, but I never taste this kind that could be cut with a knife. Have a lovely day my friend, loads of hugs! xo

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  6. That's fantastic, it's my family's jam, my home flavor since ever!!!!!!
    Even if I can't eat that fabulous masterpiece, like preparing it for my dearest!!!
    Love and kisses

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  7. I've never had this, but it looks awesome! I will have to see if I can find quince somewhere here in Western NY :)

    jess
    Quaintrelle

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