Citrus jam (marmalade)

A jam of the flesh and thinly sliced peel of citrus reduced with sugar, sweet-sour with a light bitterness, on toast, buns and scones and in tarts.

Citrus jam (marmalade) is a jam of the flesh and thinly sliced peel of oranges, lemons, grapefruits or mandarins reduced with sugar, from golden-orange to amber, translucent, with strips of zest suspended in it, sweet-sour with a pleasant light bitterness. It is spread on toast, buns and scones, put into tarts, cakes and rolls, used to glaze baking and served with cheeses and duck.