Chivers Preserve Marmalade Olde English, 12 oz

It's what I grew up with in England and has all the attributes - bitter oranges sweetened to bring out the best flavor, thick cut and chewy rind, and that orange intensity that only English marmalade has. This isn't that overly sweetened orang jelly that passes for marmalade in the US, this is the real thing. Also, it isn't supposed to be easy to spread, so I wouldn't use that as a rating.

I was tickled to find the recipe had not changed from my childhood. One jar arrived broken but that was Amazon's fault as they shipped it and they are refunding for the damaged item. The marmalade itself is wonderful and there is nothing else I have ever tried that compares to it.

The overall taste of the marmalade was as authentic and therefore delicious, the jell that holds it together was too thick and difficult to work with.

Hard to find in your supermarket but it is the best marmalade bar none. A bit more expensive than other imported brands but well worth it.

Anything I can find in American stores is all the same...bland, and too sweet. Even small-batch boutique brands are much the same, just sweet jelly and not much orange flavor. This stuff has great flavor and that wonderful edge of bitterness. If you don't have the bitterness, it's not marmalade. That's the whole point of putting the rind in the recipe. Chivers has a strong orange flavor with just enough sweetness to balance the bitter rind. The rind is cut thick, so you get a nice bit of chewiness every couple of bites. If I had the patience to make it myself, I'd add even more rind...I like a lot of texture.