A colourful and tasty chutney using tomatoes and peppers from your summer crop and the first of the apples from your tree. I found this in my mother’s recipe book, with no name attached and no method given. I assumed it was chutney (because of the vinegar) so I decided to give it a go.
1800g tomatoes, chopped small
1 green and 1 yellow pepper, finely chopped
1 kg apples, cored, peeled and chopped
450g onions, finely chopped
225g sultanas
450g soft brown sugar
4 tsp mixed spice
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp salt
600ml cider vinegar
Sterilise your jars. Have a look at 'all you need to know about making chutney' to find out how to do this.
Prepare the tomatoes, peppers, apples and onions. Then put all the ingredients in a large saucepan and boil for about 1-1½ hours, stirring towards the end of the time to make sure it doesn't catch on the bottom of the pan.
When it's ready, allow to cool slightly and spoon into your prepared jars.
(This makes about 5 jars)
