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1 lb onions, weighed when peeled and finely chopped
Half pint ready-spiced pickling vinegar
2 lb cooking apples - weighed when peeled and cored
12 oz soft light brown sugar
8 oz chopped dates
salt/pepper to taste
Chop the onions and put into half the vinegar and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
Cut the apples into small dice and add to the pan with the rest of the vinegar, sugar, dates ans seasoning. Stir over a low heat until the sugae has dissolved then simmer steadily, stirring from time to time, until the consistency of thick jam. Spoon into hot jars and seal.
If you want to use more dates, use half a pound more and reduce the apples by hald a pound, but I'd them cut the sugar to 8 oz as the dates are very sweet.
Hope it works well. Don't forget to leave the chutney to mature (hard innit?)
Just made 6 jars of damson and apple jam. Think that while I'm in the mood I'll do some crab apple and blackberry jelly. Ma can't manage the pips in Blackberry jam, they get under her dentures and give her gyp!
225g/8oz onions, chopped
900g/2lb cooking apples, cored peeled and chopped
2 small courgettes, finely chopped (optional)
110g/4oz chopped dates (or sultanas)
2 tbsp Ras-al-Hanout (or similar ground spice mix)
1 tsp paprika (I use a hot one)
15g/�oz salt
340g/12oz sugar
500ml vinegar
six 8oz jars, sterilised
1. Put all the ingredients into a (preserving) pan. Slowly bring to the boil until the sugar has dissolved.
2. Simmer on a low heat for 1�-2 hours, stirring from time to time to stop the chutney sticking to the pan.
3. When it is very thick and you can draw a wooden spoon across the base of the pan so that it leaves a channel behind it that does not immediately fill with liquid, the chutney is ready.
4. Pour into sterilised jars, seal and cool.
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