Marmalade breaks
SIR – Patricia Sheldon (Letters, January 14) writes about the change in quality and appearance of Seville oranges bought in Britain.
I have just returned from Seville with a quantity of oranges plucked from the trees (with permission) in one of the city’s squares. Last week, I turned these into the most delicious marmalade ever. The oranges were not particularly gnarly-skinned but they were packed with pips and unbelievably juicy.
Might I suggest that an enterprising travel company offers city-break weekends for marmalade connoisseurs to pick their own oranges?
Helen Vasper
Liss, Hampshire
SIR – I agree that Seville oranges are less good than usual. They contain fewer pips than they used to, as do lemons. However, I have managed to make my year’s supply of marmalade (20 to 25 jars) in the past two weeks. SC Rosebery Croydon, Surrey