The Vine Preserver's Year 2012

[stella]

updating my list

6 courgette pickle
4 rhubarb, orange jelly
4 rhubarb, orange and ginger jam
2 beetroot pickle
4 runner bean pickle
6 HFW glutney
4 blackberry and apple jam with the pips sieved our

Hi I have loads of beetroot, how do you make the pickle, would love to try it

[stella]

I wasn't going to do any this year either but as soon as the fruit starts to ripen I just can't help myself!
Today:
6 jars of grape jelly
6 jars grape & rosemary jelly
12 jars blackberry chutney.
Elderberry and apple juice in my jelly bag now, ready for jelly.
Pear &apple chutney later if I can get some jars together...

I tried grape jelly and it will not set..grrrr any chance of you recipe please?

[Scarlet]

I tried grape jelly and it will not set..grrrr any chance of you recipe please?

I don't do much measuring but here goes:

Fill a large saucepan with grapes, pour in any left over red wine!!! And add enough water to come just below the top of the grapes. Add the grated rind of one lemon. Add few sprigs of rosemary if you like.

Simmer and crush grapes to ensure all juice is extracted. Put into a jelly bag and let drip.

Use 1pint of juice to 1lb of sugar and juice of half a lemon.
I find if you boil up in smaller batches, it will set. Good luck!

[stella]

I don't do much measuring but here goes:

Fill a large saucepan with grapes, pour in any left over red wine!!! And add enough water to come just below the top of the grapes. Add the grated rind of one lemon. Add few sprigs of rosemary if you like.

Simmer and crush grapes to ensure all juice is extracted. Put into a jelly bag and let drip.

Use 1pint of juice to 1lb of sugar and juice of half a lemon.
I find if you boil up in smaller batches, it will set. Good luck!

Many thanks, I will try again. maybe the sort of grapes make a difference as this is pretty much what I did, in fact probably used less water...hummmmm...maybe its the smaller batches that makes all the difference

[vikkib]

Over the weekend:

8 jars (various sizes!) chilli jam with ginger, lemongrass and lime
5 jars pickled beetroot with shallots
4 1/2 jars beetroot chutney

[mrswadders]

3 jars caramelised red onion chutney, 3 bottles seriously hot chilli sauce, 3 bottles chilli oil

[Greenfingerpaula]

3 jars caramelised red onion chutney, 3 bottles seriously hot chilli sauce, 3 bottles chilli oil

Can I have your chilli sauce recipe mrswadders, I've got a glut of Krakatoa and scotch bonnets!! Also how do you so your oil as I would like to make some too

[Tripmeup]

Chilli jam/jelly, whatever ya call it..

[mrswadders]

Will pull it out when I get home (at work at the mo) It's really simple, certainly not an exact art! Same as the oil, although for that use dried chillis. The smell got me right at the back of the throat last night as it was a bit pungent!

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Following on from my pickled onions the other day, I made Ripe tomato & chilli chutney last night. The left overs tasted good with goat's cheese on rye crispbread. Yum.

[mrswadders]

Chilli sauce
3 red bell peppers
3 onions
6 garlic cloves
450mm vinegar I used red wine
3 tsp sugar
3 tsp salt
now I used about 20 to 25 chillies diff varieties no idea what they were!

Roughly chop everything bung in pan with everything else. Bring to boil and simmer for 30mins ish. Blitz in blender put back in pan and heat until required consistency. Bottle and enjoy!

[mrswadders]

Chilli oil
450ml basic olive oil or other not virgin
20g dried chilli flakes

Heat oil gently add chillies heat 3 to 4 mins. Remove from heat allow to cool slightly. Pour in bottles and add chilli flakes from pan. Voila!

[mrswadders]

8 jars wild plum jam
5 jars wild cherry and pineapple jam

[Bren In Pots]

updating my list

6 courgette pickle
4 rhubarb, orange jelly
4 rhubarb, orange and ginger jam
2 beetroot pickle
4 runner bean pickle
6 HFW glutney
4 blackberry and apple jam with the pips sieved out
1 pickled onion using onion too small to bother with otherwise
3 Indian apple chutney

[mrswadders]

updating my list too
6 jars meditterranean chutney
6 jars roasted red pepper and tomato chutney
6 jars christmas chutney
lost count how many jars of pickled onions (big ones!)