A campaign to bring the title World Marmalade Champion back to the spread’s ancestral home of Dundee has been launched by Marie Curie.
Marie Curie fundraisers are appealing for Dundonians to enter their home-made marmalade into a global competition taking place in Cumbria.
They are keen to see the city bring home the prize as Dundee’s Janet Keiller was the first modern-day producer of marmalade as it is known today and the city has a strong history of and association with marmalade making.
Fundraiser Catherine Lawson said: “Seeing as Dundee is the home of marmalade, we’d love to see the community get behind this exciting competition. There are 15 categories in the home-made competition so there is no excuse not to have a go.”
Although Dundee has never won the award in 10 years of the Dalemain Marmalade Festival, fundraisers’ aim is to have as many jars as possible entered from the city, showing that it’s still filled with first-class marmalade makers.
The awards are sponsored by Mackays, the last remaining producer of Dundee Orange Marmalade in the area.
The £8 entry fee from all Scottish entrants will be donated to Marie Curie Scotland, with local volunteers keen to see a proportion of this supporting Dundonians.
There will be a collection point for entries at St Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral on Saturday February 7 between 10.30am and 2.30pm. The location was chosen for its close proximity to the old Keiller’s shop and workroom at 2 Castle Street.
Mackays Visitor Shop in Arbroath has entry forms and is accepting entries up until February 12. Entry forms can also be downloaded at www.dalemainmarmaladeawards.co.uk or picked up at VisitScotland’s information centre in City Square.