Darina Allen: Three recipes for homemade marmalade including one made in minutes

For those who love a really fresh tasting marmalade and/or if you are short of time, try this no cook marmalade, made in minutes

Marmalade is an intensely personal taste, some like it fresh tasting, others prefer bittersweet.

Spain exports most of its Seville and Malaga oranges to the UK and Ireland for marmalade lovers like me. The season is short, from mid-December to the end of February, so if you want to make your very own favourite marmalade, you’ll need to dash to the shops to secure your supply. Buy more than you need, if at all possible, just throw them into the freezer whole (they freeze brilliantly) so you can make whole orange marmalade at any time of the year.

Marmalade is an intensely personal taste, some like it fresh tasting, others prefer bittersweet.