kumquats marmelade

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the kumquat tree is a very special plant.

it have even it's green leaves perfumed!

it grows slowly, and in all the Mediterranean region.

I live on the Garda Lake, and here when it is big enough, it can be planted in the ground.

now, my little tree, haven't got many fruits to talk about, yet...

so I went vist my mother-in-law.

together we collected ca 700gr of kumquat fruits...

and I went happily home with the promise

I would give her a small try of my marmelade experiment!

if you do it the "right" way you should remove all small seeds the kumquat contains..

but with this reciepe, you don't need to. :)

so...here we go!

for the Italian version:

marmellata di kumquat

you need:

500gr of Kumquat fruits (whole)

500gr of gelling suger 2:1 or

1 kg with plain sugear

1 tablespoon of fresh ripped Ginger

1 little glass(ca 50gr) of Cointreau Liquor

wash and dry the kumquat fruits.

chop them in very fine slices( wtih the peel)

mix the slices with the sugar, and the ripped Ginger.

let it marinate for 4 or 5 hours.

you can even let it marinate all the nigh in a cool place(it putted it all outside)

then heat the marmelade up and let it cook for the time it needs to gelify.

I usually let all marmelade cook very slowly, so it doesn't make much foam.

it is a pity you have to take and throw away the foam.

it took ca 25min for my marmelade to gelify.

but then even the seeds where tender.

if you use normal suger, it will take about 40-60min to gelify.

you can taste de gelification, by putting a teaspoon of marmelade on a plate.

tilt the plate, and if the marmelade doesn't move, it means it is ready.

take the pot of the fire, while doing this.

when the marmelade is ready, put in clean jars.

close tight and put them up-side-down to cool.

always keep marmelade jars in a cool, fresh and dark place.

aaaah, I forgot to tell you..of course also this marmelade is bitter. :)

ps...please correct my English :)