[alt.gourmand] RECIPE: Green tomato chutney

recipes@decwrl.UUCP (09/18/87)

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE CHUTNEY-2 S "9 Mar 87" 1987
.RZ "GREEN TOMATO CHUTNEY" "A simple cooked chutney with tomatoes and apples"
This is a family recipe, originally from my grandmother.
.IH "16 cups" "4 liters"
.IG "3 lb" "green tomatoes" "1.5 kg"
.IG "2 lb" "cooking apples" "1 kg"
.IG "\(34 lb" "shallots or onions" "350 g"
.IG "1\(34 cups" "sugar" "350 g"
.IG "\(34 lb" "sultanas or currants" "350 g"
.IG "4 Tbsp" "salt" "60 g"
.IG "2 tsp" "mixed pickling spice" "10 ml"
(or use 
.AB "2 tsp" "10 g"
ginger root)
.IG "9" "peppercorns"
.IG "6" "cloves"
.IG "2\(12 cups" "vinegar" "600 ml"
.PH
.SK 1
Peel apples.
.SK 2
Cut tomatoes, apples and onions into small pieces
.SK 3
Tie the spices in a muslin bag.
.SK 4
Put all ingredients into pan (not an iron pan).
.SK 5
Bring all to a boil and simmer for about 5 hours, stirring occasionally.
The mix should thicken and turn golden brown.
.SK 6
Put in bottles, and store for at least 3 months.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
30 minutes preparation, 5 hours cooking, 3 months waiting.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Guy Middleton
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
gamiddleton@watmath.uucp