One sweet snack to enjoy is orange marmalade on scones – it’s fast to put together, and there is no need to put butter on the scones.  You don’t need to have butter, indeed, I find it gets in the way of the taste of the scones and the orange marmalade.

Leaving out the butter also saves a few calories, helping to justify that little sweet snack without guilt.

There are many foods that can be enjoyed without adding butter and this is one of my regular little afternoon treats at the moment; I tend to get heavily into eating one thing, then suddenly stop.  Right now it’s scones!

You can buy marmalade in individual portions in many shops, so it’s a great picnic nibble to take out on a walk, or to the beach…. having the scones without butter is just one less faff to worry about!

Supermarket Budget Buy Marmalade

All popular supermarkets have a great budget buy marmalade, costing approximately 30p per jar, which is about 20 portions. Just 1½p per portion!

Price Update July 2023

In the last few weeks when I’ve cast my eye across marmalade, I’ve noticed it’s increased in price significantly since I last checked! I notice something new every week that’s definitely increased in the current cost of living crisis.

By July 2023 the cheap supermarket marmalade was costing 75p/jar. That’s a 250% increase 🙁

Packs of cheap scones are sold at Aldi for 85p for six.

This increase in price means that to grab a pack of scones + a whole jar of orange marmalade has increased from about 80p to £1.70. More than double the price!

I used to grab these based on price; they’re no longer on my “quick grab for a treat” list.

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