# Underripe oranges

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [March 17, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underripe-oranges/938128 "2021-03-17T21:29:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underripe-oranges/938128/13 "2021-03-19T21:02:06Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> And they’re no very juicy, nor sweet, and they’re very tough and fibrous

Is “not sweet” = bitter? If so, fab, and the marmalade suggestion is spot on. Here’s a foolproof (well, me-proof) Delia Smith video on how to do it:

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0ly5Jk-nZF0/hqdefault.jpg "Delia's Techniques - How to make Marmalade") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ly5Jk-nZF0)

Only criticism of the vid - the set is a touch too hard. I described my efforts in the [Coelacanth Jam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coelacanth-jam-a-thread-to-update-the-medlar-chronicles/924830/35) thread.

j

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