A public “ap-peal” for marmalade makers to help bring a world title back to the spiritual home of the orange preserve has been issued in Courier Country.
Dundee became the home of marmalade thanks to Janet Keiller, who was the first modern-day producer of the preserve as it is known today.
The city has retained a strong association with marmalade-making.
Mackays, now based in Arbroath, is spreading the love by asking people to take on World Marmalade Awards for charity.
Martin Grant, managing director of Mackays, said: “Scotland has a proud marmalade-making heritage and we need to make sure that as a country we are fully represented at the World Marmalade Awards.
“Anybody who has a love for making marmalade should get involved and try their luck at winning a category not only are you spreading the marmalade love, you are also helping a very worthwhile cause as £8 from every Scottish entry goes to Marie Curie in Scotland.”
The Dundee fundraising team for Marie Curie will be working hard to collect up all of the entries from the area and taking them to Mackays in Arbroath, which will transport the entries down to Dalemain House in Penrith, where the event takes place, for judging.
The family-owned company is the main sponsor of the competition and will be giving out a free jar of its own award-winning Dundee marmalade for every entry that comes into its Arbroath visitor shop.
The annual World Marmalade Awards, taking place from March 19-21, are now in their 11th year, attracting more than 2,700 entries.
Also acting as a collection point will be Turriff’s Garden Centre and Farm Shop in Broughty Ferry and a new collection point for 2016 is the Heritage Centre at Discovery Point, Dundee.
Entries can be dropped off at the collection points up until February 9.
Further entry details including an entry form, category criteria, submission details, entry fees and entry drop-off points can be found at www.marmaladeawards.com.