Allos Organic Spreads Pure Fruit 75%
In Great Britain, the marmalade jar is as much a part of the breakfast table as the cup of tea. After all, there is nothing the British enjoy more on their toast than good bitter orange marmalade. However, it is a widespread misconception that marmalade was invented in the United Kingdom. Even in ancient times, people sweetened their days with preserved fruit. It was probably the Greeks who started it all. They cooked quinces with honey until it became a jelly-like mass. Later this technique was further developed by the Romans. In the first century AD, traders brought sugar cane from India to the Roman Empire for the first time. This was used to sweeten a cooked plum puree, which is considered the ancient predecessor of jams.
Sweet fruit puree was also one of the favourite dishes of the Byzantine emperors. They had their cooks boil down a wide variety of fruits such as quinces, lemons, pears, apples, plums and even roses with sugar and honey. In Western Europe, these were completely unknown until the High Middle Ages. For sugar as well as the recipes for oriental desserts only became known in the 11th century through returning crusaders. However, hardly anyone could afford the delicacies of the Orient. Sugar remained an almost unaffordable luxury item for many centuries. From the 17th century onwards, cane sugar was increasingly imported from the "New World".
Besides quinces, cherries and berries, citrus fruits were also made into fruit spreads. Orange marmalade was most likely invented in Spain or Portugal. The first English cookbook with a recipe for it is from 1677. Orange marmalade became really famous about 100 years later through a merchant family from Dundee, Scotland. The merchant James Keiller had ordered a shipload of bitter oranges from Seville. But when they finally arrived in Scotland, the fruits were unsaleable. Keiller's mother then had the idea of making marmalade from the oranges and to sell it in jars. The spread made from Seville oranges became so popular that the first marmalade factory opened in Dundee. The Scots were also the first to eat marmalade for breakfast. Until then, it was customary in most of Great Britain to serve it only after dinner, together with confectionery.
When Queen Victoria discovered orange marmalade for herself in the 19th century, it triggered a veritable marmalade boom. To this day, a jar of orange marmalade can be found in almost every British kitchen cupboard. By the way, the word marmalade comes from the Portuguese word for quince: "marmelo". In the age of clearly regulated terminology, however, only spreads made from citrus fruits may be sold as marmalade nowadays. All others are either jams, jellies or simply fruit spreads. However, many fruit spreads today contain more sugar than fruit. The organic fruit spreads Frucht Pur 75% from Allos, on the other hand, live up to their name. Because 75% of the contents are delicious fruits from organic farmers. In order to treat the valuable fruits as gently as possible, Allos uses a short cooking process.
Allos Frucht Pur 75% Strawberry is a timeless classic that makes every breakfast roll happy. If you like it a little more tropical, try Frucht Pur 75% Mango on freshly baked baguette. Since Frucht Pur 75% Orange contains more fruit than classic orange marmalade, the spread is the ideal complement to an "English Breakfast". The varieties Frucht Pur 75% Amarena cherry, sour cherry and blackcurrant convince on crispy croissants with their fresh and slightly sour taste. Allos Pure Fruit 75% Plum is just as suitable as the raspberry and apricot varieties for refining sweet dishes, desserts or for filling pastries. Enjoy Allos Frucht Pur 75% Wild Berry, Blackberry or Blueberry on fresh rolls or sweeten a bowl of natural yoghurt with it. Allos Frucht Pur 75% contains favourite fruits in many delicious varieties.
