From production to processing! (Part II)

Marmal-odes...!

So, yes! The (about 100) cups of juice we made after our outing on the 6th of March didn't consume even half of the oranges we had picked! Not even 1/4 of them, one would dare say... A little thought and a visit to the local Open Care Center for the Elderly gave us another, more creative idea for the processing of the rest of the production!!!

These few were left (after the second selection!)...

We washed our jars and let them sunbathe and dry...

...and we got STRAIGHT to work!	...orange peeling from kids, parents and teachers!
...and a little chat because there's lots of work!	Boiling of the oranges to get them to soften...

...straining and mashing...

...and boiling again together with the sugar (proportion 1 to 1-as much orange pulp, so much sugar!)

...emptying of the hot marmalade into the glass jars...

...and turning them over to close in a vacuum!

In the meanwhile, we are making our labels!...

...young...

...and VERY young!

How do they look?

Here they are! Well, whatever is left of them, because some "left" before even being ready! But the time has come to bring them up right!

True marmal-odes!!!!

Get your feet wet in... marmalade! 

So, tell us, Katerina, what exactly is going on here?

• We would like to thank the Open Care Centre for the Elderly of Tsesmes which welcomed us and...planted ideas for creation in our heads!
• We would also like to thank everybody who helped in the completion of our venture and devoted to us 4 of their invaluable Sunday morning hours!
• Special thanks to our last year's graduates who never miss out on any activities of their old school...

What can we do now with so many jars of marmalade?