Well friends, I think we can safely say that the first month of the Food in Jars Mastery Challenge was a resounding success. Currently, there are just over 1,500 of you signed up via our email list and nearly 600 of you submitted a project for the final tally and round-up.
You turned blueberries, bergamot, cherries, clementines, cranberries, figs, ginger, grapefruit, key limes, kiwis, kumquats, lemons, limes (Persian, Bearss, and Makrut varieties all abound), mangoes, Meyer lemon (the most popular single fruit variety in the challenge), onions, oranges (including blood, Cara Cara, honeybell, mandarin, Minneola, navel, satsuma, and Seville), pears, pineapple, pomelo, rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes, tangelo, yuzu, and zucchini.
There were also a few unexpected ingredients, including champagne, rice wine vinegar, and a grudging willingness to participate (I saw that, Janet).
For 61% of you, this was the first time you ever attempted to make marmalade. The remaining 39% of you who had done it before. And while I’m not a statistician, I do believe that the charts above tell us that most of you are feel more warmly towards marmalade than you did at the beginning of January.
Now, on to the marmalades. Because of the high number of participants, I’m not able to include everyone in the round-up. But I am going to do my best to ensure that a goodly number of you are represented here.
Blood Orange Marmalades
Slivers of blood oranges on their way to becoming marmalade – Kitchen Commentary
Blood Orange Marmalade – Kitchen Commentary
Angostura Blood Orange Marmalade – Putting Up With Erin
Blood Orange Meyer Lemon Marmalade – snowmonkeyplum
Blood Orange Marmalade – Uncanny Preserves
Pink Blood Orange Marmalade – jules2384
Blood Orange and Ginger Marmalade – dorylory
Raw Sugar Blood Orange Marmalade – Charyl Ward
Tiny Batch Blood Orange and Ginger Marmalade – yummysmellsca
Blood Orange, Meyer Lemon, and Limoncello Marmalade – tammyrwaterhouse
Blood Orange Aperol Marmalade (among many other versions!) – carololsen14
Blood Orange Chili Marmalade – Matt Bernier
Blood Orange Marmalade – Happily Homegrown
Blood Orange Marmalade (second time’s the charm) – jla1893
Blood Orange Marmalade (third time’s the charm!) – Mindy Friedmann Duff
Blood Orange Marmalade (sounds like things got a little loopy here) – Casula Mellita
Small Batch Blood Orange Marmalade (and some useful thoughts on the process) – Tesla Anomaly
Light Blood Orange Marmalade – A Smidgen of Joy
Cara Cara Oranges
Nicely set Cara Cara Orange Marmalade – rachelegger
Cara Cara and Meyer Lemon Marmalade – East of Eden Cooking
Cara Cara Marmalade – Gone Walkabout 2
Cara Cara Orange and Vanilla Marmalade – Shades of Bliss
Cara Cara Marmalade – knittygirl2
Long-cooked Cara Cara Thyme Marmalade – breakfastquest
Step-by-step Cara Cara Orange Marmalade – Sustainable Maine
Cooking down the lemons – My Bit of Earth
Oranges
Orange Lemon Marmalade – Gardenbre
A round-up of marmalades for the round-up – Cooking with Mary and Friends
Cranberry Orange Marmalade – wlmich
Clementine Amaretto Marmalade – Amy Costain Weltner
Clementine Earl Grey Marmalade – Marian Allen
Clementine Meyer Lemon Marmalade – Kelly McCracken Kerr
General Tso’s Marmalade (spicy!) – Jersey Knitter
Grand Marnier Orange Marmalade – Gin’s Kitchen
Instant Pot Orange Marmalade – Nomnivorous
Pretty Orange Marm – Katie Fleischman
Bread Machine Orange Marmalade – The Scholarly Redneck
Clementine Marmalade – Les Campagnonades
Locavore Marmalade in Canada – Jams and Chutney
Orange and Campari Marmalade – Jarla!
Orange Honey Marmalade with Scotch, Clove, and Cinnamon – Well Preserved
Navel Orange Marmalade – She’s Almost Always Hungry
Orange Marmalade – Canarella
Instant Pot Orange Marmalade – This Gal’s Take on Things
Orange Peach Marmalade – Jarstar
Orange and Tangerine Marmalade – Thoughts and Reflections
Small Batch Orange Marmalade – C’est La Vie
Satsuma and Clove Marmalade – Cheese and Cracker Jacks
Orange and Lemon Marmalade – Inside the Shell
Grapefruit
Grapefruit Bourbon Marmalade – jadcarr
Grapefruit Sea Salt Marmalade – therubbishrevolution
Grapefruit Rose Marmalade – Joel Palmer
Grapefruit Marmalade with Lemongrass and Basil – Hadley Allen
Grapefruit Marm – Casey DelliCarpini
Grapefruit Rosemary Marmalade – Roseanne Bowers Morison
Three Citrus Marmalade – The Earl House
Pink Grapefruit Marmalade – My Savory Spoon
Pink Grapefruit, Lemon, and Orange Marmalade – Morris Brook Farm
Lemon (Meyer and Other)
Lemon and mango marmalade – Sidewalk Shoes
Spicy Lemon(?) Marmalade – Victory Canning
Lemon Lavender Marmalade – Purlewe An
Lemon Elderflower Marmalade – A Plateful of Happiness
Lime, Lemon, and Honey Marmalade – Brit in the South
Seville Orange and Meyer Lemon Marmalade – Fermentina
Meyer Lemon and Elderflower Marmalade – Love & Wild Honey
Meyer Lemon Marmalade – My Bit of Earth
Meyer Lemon Marmalade – Kitchen Gadget Girl/Food in the Kitchen
Mineola and Meyer Lemon Marm – Haddon Musings
Strawberry Lemon Marmalade (29 of you made variations on this marm) – knitatnite
Strawberry Lemon Marmalade – First Things First
Reluctant Marmalade – A Raisin and a Porpoise
One more Strawberry Lemon Marmalade – mwearsch
Other Assorted Sweet Marmalades
Citrus Marmalade – Ever Growing Farm
Mixed Citrus Marmalade (with a bit of a disaster story) – Hip Roof Barn
Blueberry Ginger Orange Lime Marmalade – muffinlady01
Calamansi Marmalade – Homesteading on the Homefront
Cinnamon Fig Orange Marmalade – It’s Okay to Eat the Cupcake
Cherry Marmalade – Cooking with Mary and Friends
Texas Marmalade – Maura Sharp
Blueberry Citrus Marmalade – Melissa Kenney Slaght
Drunken Cherry Lemon Marmalade – Canning and Cooking at Home
Cranberry Clementine Marmalade – It’s All About the Journey
Kumquat Marmalade – Just Another Day on the Farm
Vanilla Kumquat Marmalade – Seed to Pantry
Mango Marmalade – Sidewalk Shoes
Cocktail Marmalade – Liz vz Projects
Savory Marmalades
Cranberry Onion Marmalade – My Catholic Kitchen
So many marmalades! – Amy Rummenie
A huge thank you to all of you who participated in this challenge! So sorry that I wasn’t able to include everyone in the round-up, but if I didn’t get to you this month, I’ll do my best to include you next time!
Related Posts:
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Lemon Lime Marmalade
Mastery Challenge: Meyer Lemon Grapefruit Marmalade