Chutneys, pickles, jams, chocolates and booze!

ellysi

Nigella chilli Jam is good as well, and quicker to make than Jamie Oliver one

Collieheartsyou

This year I'll be making a tomato and chilli jam that's from Jamie Oliver website and an onion balsamic chutney. I'm also making pickled beetroot but that's for myself!!
Then I'm making sweetie gifts for everyone.

Buzzybee90

Sorry if this is a silly question - but how long does chilli jam keep for once it's been made?

Niknak77

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Sorry if this is a silly question - but how long does chilli jam keep for once it's been made?

Hoping someone else can answer this as it doesnt say on Nigellas recipe. Ive made a batch but not sure what shelf life it will have?

*zippy*

I've made the Mary Berry Christmas chutney and Nigella Chilli jam both were nice and Ruth Clemens also has a nice chutney

http://www.thepinkwhisk.co.uk/2012/11/sweet-chilli-tomato-chutney.html

Collieheartsyou

I don't really know this will be my first time doing that recipe.

Last year I made a red pepper jam for Christmas and its still ok to use!! Still got a pot of that to use up.

So I guess a while. It never lasts long in my family. They demolished the red pepper one in under a week.

ellysi

Talking of Mary Berry is anyone going to the BBC good Food Show, details of it and interview with Mary can be found here, along with cooking and dinner party tips

http://www.thehandbook.com/news/handbook-meets-0

mum2one

Michala_B wrote: »

Thank you for all the info.

With the vodka how many skittles to how much vodka?! And do the sweets melt or will I have to strain it before giving as presents?
with the skittles I do the vodka in smaller batches, and add about 20 skittles, just give them a good shake, and within a couple of weeks the sweets disolve in it, the alcohol in the vodka eats the sugar o the sweets.

To make it a clearer colour you can strain in, quickest way is use a coffee filter paper.


Do you know how to do toffee vodka by any chance?
If its a full bottle, pour about 1/4 vodka to the side, (spare bottle) and add about 10 sweets, I've used whethers, basic value toffees, again just keep shaking, the bottle, one tip (learnt by error), dont try to add more vodka or extra sweets later on as they dont mix, so you get a layered effect.

I've also done a batch of terrys chocolate orange - added about 8 slices, I usually break mine down.

Espcially the choc and toffee needs filtering, as this gets cloudy.


With the Lakeland jams , how much alcohol do you add?

With these its generally 3/4 pint of water, I make mine 1/4pt whisky or brandy then top up water to the 3/4 line.

If I make lemon marmalade, - can use Vodka, Gin, even Gin an tonic


i find the lakeland marmalades makes about 6 jars

I will have another look at bbc good food website for more ideas then I can decide what to make and when.

Thank you
Michala.

Apologies for not getting back to you sooner.

Another thought - I cheat slightly...and buy a box of shortbread and dip them into milk, white dark chocolate - dip in so there about half way down the side has been covered and the top, then rest on a cooling tray (or easier) grab the toaster rack and use this, line the toaster with kitchen paper so any loose choc drip down and easier to clean... - wrap a few of each in a cello bag, great for little gifts,

What you need (makes 1.5 litres)
• 1kg oranges
• 1kg trimmed rhubarb, roughly chopped (can use frozen rhubarb thats been defrosted)
• 1.3kg granulated sugar
What you do
1. Peel the oranges and slice the rind thinly. Squeeze the oranges until you have 375ml juice.
2. Combine the rind, juice, rhubarb and sugar in a saucepan and stir over a high heat, without boiling, until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil then continue to boil, uncovered, for about 45 minutes or until the marmalade gels when tested.
3. Pour the hot marmalade into hot sterilised jars and seal immediately. Label and date the jars once cooled.
 

I've done this with reducing the amount of orange juice with 150 ml of white wine.

xx

Bella_b

I've made Delia Smith's Lemon curd a couple of times - delicious! We've had her Christmas book for many years and it has been put to good use! I will be doing her mincemeat again this year! Already got some of the ingredients! They had Suet in Lidl for 18p or very cheap anyway! Both vegetarian and beef varieties.

Michala_B

Thank you all for your replies. I've been without a reliable internet connection for a few days so couldn't get online. I wasn't being rude and ignoring you all.

I've done a little bit of research into the chutney idea and the pound shop have currently got nice empty glass jam jars for sale which will work out a lot cheaper than other jam jar stockists And as we don't have that many things in jars I can't really reuse any we may use.

I'm not sure about the vodka idea now for the simple fact that the people I was thinking of giving the vodka to are not really big vodka drinkers so I may have to scrap that idea.

Thank you again for all your help you're all great! Xxxx