This goes with pretty much everything - but especially on a pork dinner or a cheeseboard. The more ripe your pears are, the sweeter they'll be - so reduce the sugar a little if they're very ripe. Try and use up your pears before they get really ripe though, because OH GOD THE MESS. Warning: make this on a day when you can throw the doors and windows open because OH GOD THE VINEGAR SMELL

If you've ever tried making your own marmalade, you'll know it's a long, laborious and messy process. We have to dissect the oranges, faff about with muslin, peeling pith and scraping seeds. We're finding sticky bits in the kitchen for a full week afterwards. If you make it this way, and enjoy it, I raise my flat cap to thi! When I started getting heavily into pre