We're ten days in to the new year. I'm paying super close attention to what food we're throwing away this year and hoping to throw away very little. Until today I had been very successful at using up anything that was close to going bad.
I had a box with several shriveling clementines that I didn't really know what to do with though. I imagined I'd have to throw them out sooner or later (because I tried to eat one and it was gross) but I held onto them anyhow. I bought a new box of clementines a few days ago and gosh darn it there were 3 moldy ones and a few really shriveled ones in there too.
Now, do I buy orange marmalade? No. Have I ever made orange marmalade before? No. Have I ever eaten orange marmalade before? I honestly do not remember. But for some reason it crossed my mind today to use up the not moldy but very shriveled clementines (I think I put about 10 in) to make clementine marmalade. It's so yummy!!! The stuff is like candy. I made a very small batch because I just used the shriveled clementines I had but it's awesome.
Today I threw away six moldy clementines but the marmalade that I made with the shriveled ones is a total success!
That sounds great! I threw some away before the beginning of the year. You could use the marmalade to make orange chicken also. I'd have to google the recipe again but I actually bought marmalade once to make the recipe. Now I won't be so worried about buying clementines. It's hit or miss if we actually use them or not. But this is a great idea to use them up.
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at how awesome it is especially because I found a recipe online and just winged it. I didn't have near the quantities the recipe called for so I just cut up the clementines I had, added all the sugar I had left in the house... I think about 1 1/2 cups and eye balled the water. I simmered it for the 40 minutes like it said and then I rose the temp to 220 and done. Oh, I added a little bit of rum. The recipe I found called for lemon but I didn't have any and we have this little bottle of rum in the baking cupboard that's been there forever so I put a little of that in in place of the lemon. It cooked of so it's still safe for my kiddo but gave it a little extra flavor. It's SO yummy and was ridiculously easy too.
DeleteAwesome!:)))) I have 5 or so strawberries wilting in the fridge from New Year's, I've been thinking about jamming them too! :)
DeleteOoh, with 5 strawberries you could easily make strawberry pancakes. Just make pancakes and cut the berries up pretty small and throw them in the batter. But jam is delicious :)
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