I was asked this question the other day. I'm 47 and like marmalade, so I must be old by default.
Mmmm.
Ps Beige is becoming more visable to me as the years pass 😉
No, it's bloody lovely stuff and I'm a youngster (only in my 40s).
No!
It's been an essential part of my day since I was 20.
But if you are getting old, Beige trousers may be high risk... 😉
Of course not. I'm only 57 and I love marmalade.
Also suitable for small Peruvian bears.
The big question of course is why don't we call it orange jam?
Setting aside the OP's obviously barmy question, marmalade being one of the key breakfast food groups, is there a cut off time of day after which it's wrong to eat it?
I've tried this and I'm really not sure. You definitely don't get the same frisson of rule-breaking you do from having an after eight mint at five thirty, but it still doesn't feel quite right.
Hmmm, I used to eat it all the time when I was a nipper, since leaving uni, not so much.. does that make me some kind of breakfast preserve based Benjamin Button?
Wasn't there actually a "news" story about this the other day??
The big question of course is why don't we call it orange jam?
Etymology, basically. It's French IIRC, and comes from some corruption or other of "quince."
some corruption or other of "quince."
Mmmmm quince jelly, cheese. nom nom nom.
is there a cut off time of day after which it's wrong to eat it?
No its a 24hr food saviour.
Nice with a good bit of cheese too.
The big question of course is why don't we call it orange jam?
Etymology, basically. It's French IIRC, and comes from some corruption or other of "quince."
Bloody hell! It needs to be slotted into article 50 tout suite then, reclaim our condiments.
And, they can have their tout suite back too, come to think of it.
Never.
Finishing a fry up with marmalade on toast is the same as washing a chippy down with Irn Bru, it degreases the inside of your mouth and makes you feel like you haven't just committed some hellish atrocity of grease consumption.
The big question of course is why don't we call it orange jam?
Oh, I thought it was because it is citrus fruit, is that not right? or something to do with citrus preserves having peel in them or something like that?
It's also bloody good on bacon sandwiches, rather than after.
Marmalade making has long been an essential part of my winter, so I've got stores of it for the rest of the year (I have to ration it out to my Dad). Not tasted any better than my own - I add a decent tot of Navy rum and a spoonful of black treacle so it properly wakes you up.
It's not all made from oranges you know! I've just had homemade mojito marmalade on some crumpets.
Crumpets on the other hand are OAP food of choice.
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marmalade sandwich with malted granary, plenty of butter and a glass of full fat milk. Mmmm.
Toast and marmalade.....
What the youth of today have lost.
Marmalade is a corruption of 'Marie malade', apparently Marie Antoinette ate it when she was feeling a little bit poorly once
Only this one though, the sharper and bitter the better.
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You won't believe just how horrid the stuff in the USA is, Florida where Oranges grow to the size of footballs you just end up getting a pale yellowing blob of sugar...quite vile.
Marmalade is a corruption of 'Marie malade', apparently Marie Antoinette ate it when she was feeling a little bit poorly once
Apparently this may not be entirely true.
But it should be.
no..
my 2 year old daughter loves the stuff!
she is a bit odd though foodwise.. she'd much rather have a piece of broccoli than anything sweet like chocolate!
Nah, Tiptree Orange all the way, in a sandwich made with Warburtons Orange Fruit Bread liberally spread with peanut butter. The ultimate trail snack 😛
[quote=johnx2 ]Setting aside the OP's obviously barmy question, marmalade being one of the key breakfast food groups, is there a cut off time of day after which it's wrong to eat it?
I have to admit I've never before even considered that as an issue. Quite often it forms part of my bedtime snack.
Now I did think about putting this in the what make you feel a bit dirty thread. I've often though, as I make sandwiches, that a scrape of Marmalade would really go nice with Cheshire Cheese. I'm bloody going to try it next week!Nice with a good bit of cheese too.
Our daughter, Katie, makes a scrummy marmalade cheesecake.
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Marmalade on buttered toast breakfast for working from home mornings. When I played tennis I used to eat banana, marmalade, peanut butter on wholemeal bread sandwiches as a combination fast and slow release carbs. So I consider it a proven performance sports food!
[quote=Cougar ]Etymology, basically. It's French IIRC, and comes from some corruption or other of "quince."
Portugese - their word for quince is marmelo (the latter fact checked with google translate). Fairly sure the term was in use a few hundred years before Ms Antoinette was born.
Oldandpastit, that applies to any statement that includes the word 'apparently'
Crumpets on the other hand are OAP food of choice
What??? Now admittedly I don't eat them often, but that's cos you can't get them easily in Spain.
And marmalade's great.
I used to be partial to a marmalade and salad cream sandwich when I was a kid.
mmmmmm
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Loved marmalade since I was young.
Only liked the thick cut stuff when I was in my 20s onwards.
Is it only for old people?
Absolutely yes.
All you bl**dy k*ds can keep your hands off and stick to your Nutella-ladelled MacBugler and Flys or whatever deranged muck you shovel down your ever-gaping yaps every morning.
Tch!
One day I'm going to shut down the Danny Baker show on R5 by explaining that a proper sausage sandwich involves neither butter nor sauce, but lots of marmalade on the bread beforehand
Marmalade is fantastic stuff done properly. It should be just on the border of inedible due to chunks of peel and extreme bitter notes.
Frank Cooper's vintage is the only brand I've found that achieves these goals.
For those vintage fans considering this;
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I can't recommend it, it's an unnecessary frippery.
Good enough for the chap below, good enough for any mofo.....
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Portugese - their word for quince is marmelo (the latter fact checked with google translate). Fairly sure the term was in use a few hundred years before Ms Antoinette was born.
Correct - I have some marmelada (quince paste) and it goes very nicely with cheese. Marmelade is also excellent - the perfect balance of bitter and sweet.
with SALTED butter, preferably from the channel islands
A tragedy! This [img] http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-5298061617148_2269_211064626 [/img] is no longer listed in the Products section on Frank Cooper's website.
Well this thread escalated.
Marmalade is awesome. Fact.
I've eaten it all my life and I always will.
The thing is, though, it doesn't matter how posh yer shop bought 'lade is, homemade 'lade beats it into a cocked hat, especially if you like it thick cut.
Mrs PP makes ours. Sometimes it's traditional Seville orange but recently we've been using a recipe we got from a Kiwi lady who ran a B+B in Barmouth (seriously) for lemon lime and grapefruit marmalade. It's sooooo tangy it's unreal.
And if there's homemade bread too, I'm unable to think of a higher luxury on this planet.
As for timing, I'll eat toast and marmalade any time of day.
My best marmalade story was making toast in the morning for some friends, I asked if anyone wanted Marmalade - mate's wife said, from the other room, "Yes please, not bits though" - for some reason I heard her say "loads of bits" and proceeded to dig out all the big lumps of peel and lather her toast with them!
She ate it out of politeness without saying anything! She's not a "polite" person! We still laugh about it to this day.
Marmalade eh? 😆
