Ingredients: 1/2 pound unsprayed young pink rose petals 2 pounds sugar 1 cup water Juice of 2 lemons Method: Place the petals, in batches, in a large sieve or colander and shake so that any excess dirt, pollen, and stamens fall out. Place the cleaned petals in a large basin and sprinkle with the sugar. (This may also have […]

Ingredients: 3/4 of a cup soft unsalted butter (room temperature) 1/2 a cup of sugar 2 egg yolks 1 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour 1/2 a cup of fruit jams of different kinds Method: In a large enough bowl add the butter, sugar and the egg yolks. Using a wooden spoon mix well to combine […]

Fig jam – Marmelada Syko Homemade Fig Jam with Nuts – Marmelatha Syko Homemade Tomato Jam – Marmelada Ntomatas Homemade Peach Jam – Marmelatha Rothakino Orange Jam – Marmelatha Portokali – Method 2 Orange Jam – Marmelatha Portokali – Method 1 Quince Jam – Marmelatha Kithoni Homemade Watermelon Jam – Marmelatha Karpouzi Strawberry Jam – […]

Ingredients: 3 kilos of ripped figs 2 kilos of sugar 1/2 a kilo of crushed walnuts A handful of crushed pine nuts 1/2 a cup of lemon juice Method: Pour some water in a large pot and bring it to boil. As soon as the water boils remove it from the heat. Cut the stems […]

Ingredients: 2 kilos of mature tomatoes 2 kilos of sugar 1/2 a mug of lemon juice Method: Wash the tomatoes well under plenty of running water. Peel the skin off the tomatoes and blend them, but not completely. There should be some solid pieces. Place the blended tomatoes in a pot, add the sugar and […]

Ingredients: 3 kilo of peaches 1 1/2 kilo of sugar 1/2 a cup of lemon juice Method: Wash the peaches well under plenty of running water. With a knife separate them in two and remove their pit. Cut the peaches in small pieces. Place the cut peaches lemon juice and the sugar in a large […]

Ingredients: 9 oranges with thin peel 2 lemons 10 1/2 cups of sugar Method: Wash the oranges and lemons thoroughly under running water. Place oranges and lemons in a pot on low heat with enough water to cover them until they are soft and well cooked. Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid. When […]

Ingredients:  1 kilo of oranges  1 lemon  2 litres water  1 kilo sugar   Method: Wash the oranges and lemon under plenty of running water. Cut the oranges and lemon in 8 parts. Remove the pits and cut off any hard parts (membranes) and keep the pits and membranes. Place the pits and membranes in […]

Ingredients: 2 1/2 kilos of quince Sugar Juice of 1 lemon 3-4 leaves of sweet-scented pelargonium Method: Wash well under plenty of running water. Peel, cut in half or quarters and remove the center core with the pits. Place the cut quinces in a pot and pour enough water to cover them. Bring to boil […]

Ingredients: 1 watermelon about 6 kilos 2 kilos of sugar 2 tbsp of lemon juice 1/2 a mug of lemon juice A few leaves of sweet-scented pelargonium Method: Cut the watermelon in slices. Remove the red interior and the green exterior part leaving just the white part of the peel. Grade the watermelon slices with […]