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I was making onion marmalade as per Debih's recipe. Everything was going fine and it was thickening up nicely.

It was still at the stage where drawing a spoon across the pan had the mix closing back up. Then nature called for a number 1 and I had to go - less than two minutes.

In that time it caught and burnt. That is how quick a disaster can happen.

The lesson? Once the jam is nearly there do not turn your back on it for more than a second.

Good jam making.

I never ever leave the kitchen when I'm jam making. It can all go wrong so quickly!

Did you manage to rescue the onion marmalade?


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Nah, I had to start again.

Burnt jam is burnt jam... but only some sugar and cider lost. The second lot was fine...I added some chilli powder. Cracking!

Cider lost?!

I'd be in bits!

Ally wrote:Cider lost?!

I'd be in bits!

Phew Ally, you can rest assured. Just had a look at the recipe on the other thread and it's cider vinegar, not proper cider

meriad wrote:Phew Ally, you can rest assured. Just had a look at the recipe on the other thread and it's cider vinegar, not proper cider

Oh phew!

I used real drinkable cider.... then it went in the bin.

Deesasterrr.

Hmmm yes but there is sugar in cider, so maybe that was a contributing factor? I'll stick with the vinegar

You need the acidity from the cider vinegar.


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