Lidl are now selling English style Marmalade

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and I have just sampled it and can confirm it is very good and very similar to the original

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Which original, though? Duerr’s, Frank Cooper’s, La Vieja Fabrica’s (a current favourite), 


It doesn’t matter, of course: it’s all good. Thanks for the info.

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Seville oranges being available, my partner is making a vast quantity. It seems to be much appreciated by our local (French) community when a small gift is called for.

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Have seen Duerr’s in a couple of larger IntermarchĂ©s in 47.

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A lot of people seemed to buy La Vieja Fabbrica in Waitrose. Duerr’s? Mackintosh’s? those little plastic containers recalled from miserable B&B’s in Blackpool long ago.

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Decided to return to Lidl to stock up with more of their Maribel “Oranges a marmalade” ( 450g at only 1.42 eur), but now only 6 left ! I see on Lidl UK site that those luckier in UK have a choice of this and a coarse variety

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The original, you say?
Thick, solid pastes made from lemons and bitter oranges began to be imported from Spain and Portugal into Britain and were known as ‘marmalades’. Orange marmalade, in the form that we think of it today, came about in the 18th century, with Scotland credited as the country of creation. You know, Scotland, where we eat wierd shit?

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In modern times it must be a bugger of a job for the Scots to deep fry it for breakfast.

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Marmalade is weird shit.

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Netto has sold English style marmalade for a long time. I don’t know if it’s any good or how it compares to others because I hate the stuff. I love the idea of orange jam but marmalade


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Visit sometime and get the education you clearly missed out on.

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Hey grandad, what’s an oxymoron?

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Actually the Bonne Maman Orange Amer (or is that Oranges AmĂšres?) is quite good if you would otherwise choose a light English marmelade. The Lidl one is not as good though price is ok if you want sonething plain.

Leader Price had a wonderful mid-tangy bio marmelade made in Spain branded Casino that was pretty much as good as the mid-tangy Tiptrees. I bought loads of it. Very unsure that supplier would have survived the takeover by Intermarché though - could be worth a try of anything similar you find in Intermarché though. It was absolutely wonderful

Tiptree (Wilkins) for me forever though. But not all flavours as over the years one or two of those got over-glucosed. I would definitely try a few off Spanish supermarket shelves particularly any marked bio if I spent time there.

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We make about 40lb a year for us, family and friends. We buy the sevilles and freeze half of them ,to use when the first batch runs out. My husband also makes quince marmalade, though I am not so keen.

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I love home made quince jam.

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Is a visa necessary? or can one just turn up wearing a weird coloured skirt and keep saying Ock aye the noo to border control.

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Hello, Police Scotland? I think I’ve found the guy who stole Harry Lauder’s joke book.

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Awa an bite yer heid yer banpot

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B- more lessons required. :blush:

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I slide a bit of quince into an apple pie when I get the chance - changes it completely.

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