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When Solange went shopping for Seville oranges for marmalade, her local fruit & veg stallholder told her there was no demand for them.  Little did he know that marmalade making is very much alive and well in the UK, as she soon discovered.

There are awards for almost all types of food and drink nowadays, and the Marmalade Awards are now in their 9th year. Karen who is a big preserves fan, tells us about her first foray into marmalade making and how she will be entering this year’s awards.

Marmalade isn’t just for your toast and ham isn’t just for Christmas. Victoria has combined the two to make this gloriously sticky and delicious marmalade glazed gammon in celebration of National Marmalade Week: a whole week dedicated to awards and festivities encouraging people to make, buy and eat more marmalade.

National Marmalade Week is coming up (2 - 9 March 2013) and to get in the spirit, Monica Shaw talked to Vivien Lloyd, author and winner of the World’s Original Marmalade Festival in 2008 and Fortnum and Mason’s Chutney Challenge in 2012. She gives some great tips on making marmalade and shares a fantastic recipe for Seville Orange Marmalade.