Try Our Seville Orange Mmmarmalade!

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What makes our Seville Orange Marmalade quite possibly the best marmalade you’ll ever have? First, the fact that my mother-in-law taught me how to make it, who in turn learned to make it from her mother. This proves that my gran’s recipe is tried, tested and delicious! Yet, what truly makes our marmalade taste great, is the hand shredding, top quality ingredients and that we take no shortcuts. 

If that doesn’t convince you, my marmalade won a Bronze at the World Marmalade Awards (hosted in Cumbria, UK) and you will find it at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November.

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Why you’ll love it

Our marmalade is made from certified organic Seville oranges and they make all the difference. Aside from the health benefits, organic oranges have a better flavour as they have a slightly chunky peel so you get the sweet and the bitter combined, and set more quickly than non-organic oranges – leading to a better quality marmalade.  

The fresher your oranges are when you make your marmalade the better. Over ripe fruit tend to lose some of their pectin so you will have to cook your marmalade down too far in order to achieve set. Seville oranges are generally in season from January to February, so we spend a bit of time creating our marmalade then to ensure the best quality marmalade is produced.

The Process

We make our marmalade the traditional way, with the peel of the orange being hand shredded. If you are looking to enter your marmalade into competitions, you always want to follow the two-day process.  You will end up with a brighter marmalade that is more appealing from an appearance perspective for the judges, trust me as for the past two years I have had the pleasure of being a judge at the Mad for Marmalade Awards at Fort York.

Our marmalade uses all the parts of the orange. The skin is shredded and softened in water, the membrane and the seeds are added to the marmalade to release the natural pectin of the oranges and achieve the perfect set for the marmalade.

Orange You Glad You Tried It

While we believe there’s absolutely no wrong way to eat marmalade (straight from the jar?), we have a few suggestions for you to try out. Our marmalade tastes fabulous as a cheesecake topping and tastes equally as amazing on toast combined with a splash of butter.  Let your taste buds decide.

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Written by Farhana Choudry, Intern

Try our perfectly Pickled Silverskin Onions

Our pickled silverskin onions come in two varieties; the white brine version, which uses a recipe passed down from my aunt and the malt vinegar version which was a recipe passed down from my husband’s British grandmother (in the UK, they are often eaten alongside fish and chips).

Our delicious pickled onions will be available at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair individually or in a pickle lovers gift pack perfect for the holidays. 

The Process

Our pickled onions use Ontario grown silverskin onions. What’s more impressive is that we hand peel around 300 pounds of these onions – equivalent to approximately 22,000 onions! These little onions then spent seven glorious days in a salt-water brine, getting rinsed daily. So, when they arrive on your plate they are the perfect combination of crunchy on the inside and tender on the outside.

What makes our onions so special is that we only make them once a year, in August and September, as this is when silverskin onions are in season. Once they are sold out, they’re gone until the next growing session – so make sure to grab them at the Royal Winter Fair!

Why you’ll love them

Our pickled silverskin onions taste amazing in sandwiches and wraps, on a burger or with sausages. They also make a great addition to potato salad. I would even throw them in any salad for an added crunch.

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Written by Farhana Choudhry, Intern

Taste our Drinking Vinegar Shrubs at the Leslieville Flea!

This Sunday, September 18th we’re back at the Leslieville Flea Market  at the Ashbridge Estate from 10 am-5pm, and we’ll be sampling our line of Shrubs.

What the Heck are Shrubs?

Shrubs are handcrafted drinking vinegars that date back to the 17th century, and they’ve been gaining in popularity lately, especially as the people discover the health benefits of apple cider vinegar.  The taste is really arresting, and they are great in a cocktail or with sparkling water.

Shrubs for Health

Shrubs have been proven to be a great digestive aid known to reduce bloating by keeping you full longer, cancel out some of the carbs you eat and lowering your blood pressure, as well as offering a whole host of other benefits. 

Often Imitated, Never Duplicated

Our shrubs are made with organic, Ontario Apple Cider vinegar in small batches using locally sourced ingredients. Moreover, our shrubs are also cold-pressed, which ensures that the beneficial nutrients remain in the fruit used as no heat is used in the manufacturing process.  This summer we launched three flavors of our magical shrubs Ontario Raspberry, Ontario Pear and Ginger (it’s pear season), and Ontario Rhubarb and Vanilla. 

What better way to spend the end of summer than by experiencing a taste (pun intended) of Leslieville’s top-notch vendors, so bring your friends and family come on out the Leslieville Flea this Sunday as our refreshing “absolutely delicious” shrubs are currently ONLY AVAILABLE at Farmer’s Market’s and shows. 

About the Leslieville Flea

The Leslieville Flea is a vintage, curated market that sells vintage and up-cycled goods, ranging from clothing, furniture, antiques and most importantly edibles. The Flea serves as an excellent meeting place for residents of the Leslieville community and really helps promote small businesses like ours as well as the idea of eating and shopping locally. The Summer Flea Markets run until October, and the last summer market is on October 16th. 

Interested in knowing more about the Leslieville Flea – check out their website here.

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Written by Farhana Choudhry, Intern