Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie - 'Pass the marmalade'.

"No-one's ever passed me the eiderdown"!

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Ebay Auction watch - Small Frank Coopers Oxford marmalade pot

Probably just shy of 100 years old these are, if it makes sense - the larger of the small Coopers pots.

(2.7 inches high).

Typically a £30 - £35 pot, this one continued the recent trend for marmalade's in good order selling well on ebay. Sold by a proflific and well regarded ebay seller for over £50.

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Ebay auction watch - Wotherspoons scotch marmalade pot

A nice example of the Wotherspoon 1lb triple print version found a new home via eBay this month.

The unusual three print version (C1860) also promotes other Wotherspoons products of the time - Glenfield starch & Victoria lozenges.


There is a more common single print version, and a rarer double print version.

We are lucky to have one of each in our collection - but none are in as good condition as this one which eventually sold to a single bid for it £150 start price.
(Originally listed unsuccessfully with a £200 buy it now)

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Marmalade - F. Duerr's & Son nearly 130 years & 'still mad for it'.

We have had a bit of a soft spot for manufacturers F. Duerr's & Son's since they promoted their £5000 pot of marmalade back in 2006.

And today news broke that Duerr's were driving new marmalade flavoured initiative. The company has announced the relaunch of MANCHESTER MARMALADE a brand they first introduced in the 1950's.

Initially 5,500 jars will be heading back to the Greater Manchester area, Monday the 27th of April will be the first opportunity to buy the spread in some 30 years - it will be on sale in the regions Tesco stores.

Sales Director (and fifth generation Duerr) Richard, told the Manchester Evening News:

"It's essentially the same formula, with just the right levels of sweetness, orange variety and fruit content, though we are now using fine-cut fruit, which is more popular than the thick-cut of old."

There was no mention of any association with camp comedian Alan Carr, but the above photograph (from M.E.N.) suggests that in another shrewd marketing move, the brothers Duerr may have bagged themselves a celebrity endorsement.

Not only do we think that the relaunch is a welcomed good news story for marmalade (especially in the light of 'Hartley's orange jam perversion') it also has an excellent cause at the heart of it - profits from the jars will go to Forever Manchester a community project supporting local schemes.

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