Recipe Limolade (Lime Marmalade)

[Yorky]

Ingredients

1 kg Limes
400 gm Sugar
400 ml Water

Method

Slice the limes to about 3 mm and then quarter each slice. Remove any pips. Add to a large pot with the water. Bring to the boil.

Simmer, uncovered for around 40 minutes and then add the sugar.

Cook for a further 20 minutes or until the desired consistency is obtained.

Allow to cool a little then decant to sterilised jars. Refrigerate.

Sliced

• Yorky
• 22 Mar 2018

Chopped

• Yorky
• 22 Mar 2018

Jarred 2

• Yorky
• 23 Mar 2018

 

[Morning Glory]

A lovely simple recipe - be good for a lager and lime!

 

[Yorky]

A lovely simple recipe - be good for a lager and lime!

The website from which I "stole" that recipe had 56 lines of text to explain the method.

 

[buckytom]

Hmm, it's difficult to tell from the pictures, but is it liquid enough to drink, as in lemonade (with limes, we just call it lime-ade), or is it somewhat viscous?

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

I believe this is meant to be a lime marmalade, right?

 

[Yorky]

Hmm, it's difficult to tell from the pictures, but is it liquid enough to drink, as in lemonade (with limes, we just call it lime-ade), or is it somewhat viscous?

It's not drinkable but not easy to describe. Can you imagine ketchup straight from the fridge? It's definitely not the new style of jelly jam/marmalade. When I have it on toast tomorrow for breakfast, I'll try to take a descriptive picture.

 

[Yorky]

I believe this is meant to be a lime marmalade, right?

Yes.

 

[Morning Glory]

Oh - I completely misunderstood the recipe! I thought it was a lime drink.

 

[Yorky]

Oh - I completely misunderstood the recipe! I thought it was a lime drink.

Doh!

 

[Morning Glory]

Doh!

I'm completely losing the plot - obviously.

 

[Yorky]

Hmm, it's difficult to tell from the pictures, but is it liquid enough to drink, as in lemonade (with limes, we just call it lime-ade), or is it somewhat viscous?

OK, it's become far less viscous in the fridge overnight. It's now almost jelly-like. It's sweet yet still tart.

Viscosity.

• Yorky
• 24 Mar 2018

viscosity 2.

• Yorky
• 24 Mar 2018

 

[buckytom]

Oh - I completely misunderstood the recipe! I thought it was a lime drink.

Me too.

But it makes more sense as a marmalade.

Looks really good, too.

 

[Morning Glory]

OK, it's become far less viscous in the fridge overnight. It's now almost jelly-like. It's sweet yet still tart.

Viscosity.

• Yorky
• 24 Mar 2018

viscosity 2.

• Yorky
• 24 Mar 2018

It looks great! And you could use it in savoury cooking too.

 

[Yorky]

It looks great! And you could use it in savoury cooking too.

You could also mix it into your lager (if that's what turns you on?).

 

[epicuric]

I'm completely losing the plot - obviously.

Lager and lime?