The Preserver's Year

fedupandskint

Over the last 8 weeks I have made the following
Pear and Apple Chutney
Apricot and Date Chutney
Delia's Christmas Chutney
Picallili
Tomato Chutney
Chilli Jam
Pickled Onions
Beetroot Relish
Hearty Ale Chutney
Strawberry Jam

The last 2 were the dodgy ones - strawberry jam didn't set despite the set wrinkle test - will have to think of a use for this and the hearty ale chutney was very running and never thickened despite a lot of cooking.

Also have some blackberry and apple gin infusing atm too ready to bottle up at the weekend

Also planning to make Nigella's Christmas Chutney and then some marmalade out of the tins of sevilles from Lakeland for the first time using tins.

The shelves are heaving under this lot - planning to give some as gifts and then hoping to sell a few jars at work too for between £1.50-£2.50

valentina

Same here with the Hearty Ale Chutney - it didn't thicken properly so I spooned the thickest stuff into jars first and ended up with one VERY runny jar at the end, which I'm going to use up in stews and the like. Glad it's not just me!

Kentishmaid_2

Frugal wrote: »

This amused me.... Read the recipe then the notes at the bottom... written by a man


linky

:rotfl:Very good. Think it is good for all not just men!!

mrs_motivated

fedupandskint wrote: »

Over the last 8 weeks I have made the following
Pear and Apple Chutney
Apricot and Date Chutney
Delia's Christmas Chutney
Picallili
Tomato Chutney
Chilli Jam
Pickled Onions
Beetroot Relish
Hearty Ale Chutney
Strawberry Jam

The last 2 were the dodgy ones - strawberry jam didn't set despite the set wrinkle test



I always have trouble with strawberry jam setting (strawberries have very low pectin levels) - its the only jam I use jam sugar for and now it works - hope this helps.

applemella

Have some huge catering sized tins of plums-would it be posible to drain fruit and use to make plum jam? Would I need to add pectin? Have only ever used fresh plums.
Any advice appreciated.

artichoke

Hi

I have been given a lot of cooking pears and am looking for recipes for a pear chutney.

I also have lots of cooking apples, so a pear and apple chutney would be great.

I will also stew some pears and apples and freeze for use in puddings.... but any other ideas would be welcomed.

It's sleet and snow outside and blowing 35 mph gales, so the outdoor jobs i am supposed to be doing today are cancelled so an afternoon of cooking will be great

art

marmiterulesok

I've made a pear,apple and ginger jam,using more pears than apples.It turned out very nicely.I used a handful of crystalized ginger,just to add a zing.The pears gave it a pleasant graininess.

Here's a pear chutney recipe:

www.allotment.org.uk/recipe/206/pear-chutney-recipe/

Happy cooking!I wouldn't fancy being out in that weather either...

Bibbitybob

My Mum made pear & ginger chutney this year, very scrummy it was too. I don't have the recipe but I think she just googled for one.

artichoke

wow pear and ginger sounds great ...thanks

art

Bronnie

This recipe caught my eye in the Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine yesterday. It's loosely based on a German recipe called Himmel und Erde or Heaven and Earth.

The recipe caught my eye because the photograph of the dish in the magazine (richer colours and clearer picture than the online photo) made it look absolutely and mouth-wateringly divine, perfect autumn / winter food and it could be so cheap to make.

Anyway here's the link


.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/recipes/8102924/Heaven-and-earth-recipe.html

hth