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Recipe for "chutney-2"

NAME

     CHUTNEY-2 - A simple cooked chutney with tomatoes and apples
     This is a family recipe, originally from my grandmother.

INGREDIENTS (4 liters)

     1.5 kg    green tomatoes
     1 kg      cooking apples
     350 g     shallots or onions
     350 g     sugar
     350 g     sultanas or currants
     60 g      salt
     10 ml     mixed pickling spice (or use 10 g ginger root)
     9         peppercorns
     6         cloves
     600 ml    vinegar

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Peel apples.
          (2)  Cut tomatoes, apples and onions into small pieces
          (3)  Tie the spices in a muslin bag.
          (4)  Put all ingredients into pan (not an iron pan).
          (5)  Bring all to a boil and simmer for about 5  hours,
               stirring occasionally.  The mix should thicken and
               turn golden brown.
          (6)  Put in bottles, and store for at least 3 months.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 30  minutes  preparation,  5  hours
     cooking,  3 months waiting.  Precision: approximate measure-
     ment OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Guy Middleton
     University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
     gamiddleton@watmath.uucp