Whilst at the supermarket the other day I came across 2 large bags of plums that were reduced to 49 pence - I couldn't walk past them because Plum Chutney came in to my mind. Armed with my fruit, some onions and a bottle of vinegar I looked through some recipe books and struggled to find a suitable recipe, until, I rediscovered one of my Grandma's old books.
The recipe goes like this:
4 pounds plums - chopped
1 pound onions - chopped
half pint of vinegar
1 and half pounds sugar
half pound dates or raisins
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons mixed spice
Put all ingredients together in large pan, bring to boil and then simmer for approx. 2 hours until thickened.
Pour into sterilised jars and store for 2 months before eating.
I think the camera lens was covered with steam at this point !
And here we are. Loads of chutney to keep us going all year - as long as I don't give it away for Christmas. We'll see how it matures!
Your plum chutney does look absolutely delicious! Looking at the steamy picture I felt sure I could smell it.....! Yum! Actually this made me chuckle as you and I seem to have parallell lives at present; building projects, house refurbishment, chopping lots of kindling and now making preserves (now if only I was such a prolific seamstress as you!). In recent weeks we've made plum chutney too, pumpkin & orange jam, tomato jam, beetroot relish, apple chutney and I think my favourite so far was red onion and tomato pickle because it makes the perfect sandwich on homemade granary bread with a nice chunk of Cheddar cheese.
ReplyDeleteThank you, we do seem to be living parallel lives don't we?
DeleteYour store cupboard must be over flowing, it reminds me of a Milly Molly Mandy story where their pantry is also full of jars of preserves. Also, it brings to mind a Brambly Hedge story of stocking up for the cold months ahead. I'm hungry now!