Currently, we have no marmalade.
I bought the last marmalade, but it was Golden Shred, the lowest form of marmalade. Not a tangy marmalade, or a nice multi-fruit marmalade - just a bland jelly-like substance which is not quite entirely unlike marmalade.
Fiona will tell me to actually put marmalade on the shopping list - and I will feel the lack of marmalade is so obvious that anyone can see we need some. In their own way, both are breathtakingly unrealistic. I will, instead, merely hope for a nice marmalade to appear, as if by magic. There can never be too much marmalade - especially that beautiful tasty chunky stuff, or Olde English - or my beloved Norfolk Three Fruits marmalade.
I don't care about the timing. After all, why limit marmalade to breakfast? When what one wants on one's bread or toast is a nice marmalade, why not have marmalade? How sad to submit to some form of boring jam when there exists a possibility of fine marmalade.
1) Do you like marmalade?
2) If YES, would you only ever have it for breakfast?
3) If NO - when else do you eat it?
A winner will be drawn from a hat.
* If you have been affected by the marmalade or marmalade-related issues raised in this posting, help is available. email: [email protected] for a confidential marmalade counselling service.
It's a big con, he doesn't have a hat
Posted by: Ian | January 09, 2006 at 08:47 AM
Oh yes I do!
Posted by: AndyC | January 09, 2006 at 09:00 AM
I like Roses Lime Marmalade, but of late need to expand my tastes to my Pride of Northumbria collection.
So when you get to Newbiggin I may use your tasting skills and invest in some miniatures for you to try.
By the way I hate marmalades with large peel such as orange shred. I know this means I have not matured, as with my dislike of cheese, but I plan on trying to be grown up in the future............maybe.
Posted by: Rebecca | January 09, 2006 at 10:38 AM
The sounds like great fun, Rebecca. I've always fancied myself as the Egon Ronay type. :)
Posted by: AndyC | January 09, 2006 at 11:41 AM
Isn't there some sort of ancient law about running out of marmalade?
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter | January 09, 2006 at 11:54 AM
Ofcourse when you eventually reach Nbts you'll have to try Lesley Muters wide range of truly scrumptious marmalades they have fantastic ingredients such as whiskey and ginger etc etc etc. Simply marvelous. The range is called House of Hannah and they look good too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: christine | January 09, 2006 at 02:12 PM
When I was much younger than I am today, I disliked the taste of marmalade. Its metallic bitterness was alien to my young tastebuds which seemed to crave the instant 'hit' of sugar. Since then, a man has shown me that what once was bitter can 'become' sweet. Now I relish how it fills my mouth with its mysterious and adult fruit.
Posted by: Jac | January 09, 2006 at 10:02 PM
Gosh Jac, you make marmalade sound so sensuous.
Posted by: Rebecca | January 09, 2006 at 10:38 PM
Marmalade? - we were talking about marmalade? :-)
Posted by: Jac | January 09, 2006 at 10:55 PM
doesn't it just come out as crap in the end? I mean.....jeeeeez
Posted by: Aaron | January 11, 2006 at 01:47 AM
Aaron - oh ye of little faith.
Posted by: Jac | January 13, 2006 at 12:21 AM
marmalade is my life i love it it is so versatile it goes great with pork and duck i dream of new things to do with marmalade every day i am currently working on hair removal using marmalade if anyone needs cooking hints i'm the gal
Posted by: lesley | January 14, 2006 at 11:48 AM