A PENSIONER from Backwell has won a clutch of prizes in the national Marmalade Awards.
Talented cook Edmund Goodland, 74, scooped a gold prize for his chunky orange marmalade in the World Original Marmalade Awards held in Cumbria, beating competition from hundreds of entries from across the world.
The grandfather of two has been making marmalade and jams for the last 40 years – some out of fruit which he grows in his garden.
As well as the gold prize, Mr Goodland, a retired butcher, also scooped a silver award for his Seville orange marmalade and bronze awards for his lime marmalade and his three fruit marmalade.
He also received a merit for a special marmalade made to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, which he made out of Seville oranges.
This is not the first prize Mr Goodland has won for his home cooking.
His homemade chutney won first prize in its class and the overall prize at the National Trust's Chutfest at Barrington Court, Ilminster, last year.
Mr Goodland is also a regular at the Backwell flower show and has won prizes for his marmalade, jams and chutneys. One of the most interesting marmalades he says he made was out of a Chinese pomelo fruit, although he says his lime marmalade is his favourite.
Mr Goodland said: "I have been making marmalade for decades but for the last ten years I have been making it in bigger quantities than ever before.
"I really like experimenting with new flavours and fruits.
"We have around 25 different jars of marmalade in the cupboards at the moment of all different flavours and get through about a jar a week.
"Toast is not toast without a quarter of an inch of marmalade spread on it."
And his talents are shared around his neighbours and friends – all of whom are given supplies.
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