ブラッドオレンジのモロを２月に収穫しましたが、その前にビデオを撮っておいたのを今日になってやっと編集しました。
I harvested the Moro blood oranges in February this year. Just before that, I took some videos but did nothing about them until today, when I finally edited and uploaded a video on YouTube.
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モロの完熟は2月下旬ですが、その以前からヒヨドリが突き始めるので、2月上旬に一気に収穫して毎日ジュースを飲んでいます。オレンジジュースはモロ以外では物足りなくなるほど気に入っています。
今日、一部を使ってジャムを作ることにしました。皮は内側のワタ等を取り除いてから2度湯がいて、細切りにして、柔らかくなるまで煮ます。
My Moro oranges mature in late February. However, wild birds (especially Japanese bulbuls) start pecking them well before that. So, I picked all the fruits in early February and have been enjoying juices every day. Having got used to the rich taste and flavour of Moro, I cannot enjoy other types of oranges as much.
Today, I used some of the fruits to make jam. I removed the inner soft skins from the peel, before blanching them twice and cutting them into thin strips.
Last autumn, I found out that the hibiscus roselle seeds contained a lot of pectin, and I preserved them in small packets in the freezer. I cooked the roselle seeds to extract pectin, while I was working on the orange peels. Together with the sliced peels and the orange juice, the total weight came to 1.3kg and I used 50% sugar.
ローゼルのペクチンのおかげで、今までにない短時間でジャムが出来上がりました。しかも、量が多い。いつもはこの半分まで煮詰めないと固まりません。
Thanks to the roselle pectin, the jam was ready in much less time than normal. Moreover, the quantity was almost twice the normal amount.
ドイツ産のガーキンが入っていた大瓶に詰めました。左の瓶はこのあと煮沸消毒して保存。右のはすぐに使い始めるので煮沸消毒なし。
I used the large jars which used to contain gherkins from Germany. The jar on the left was boiled after this, while the jar on the right was left as it was since I would be using it immediately.
とても美味しいジャムです。
The jam tastes great!
グラグラの熱湯で30分以上 煮沸消毒した直後。フタの内側が膨らんでいます。
I boiled the full jar for more than 30 minutes, right after which the inner part of the lid was looking bulging.
冷めると「ペコンッ」という音がして、フタの内側が凹みます。これが、きちんと煮沸消毒ができた証拠です。
When the jar cooled down, I heard the sound which told me that the sterilisation had been done properly - the inner part of the lid now looks caved in.
