Preserving: Green Tomato Chutney 01 by Recipe Cottage

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	Green Tomato Chutney 01

		Green Tomato Chutney 4 lbs green tomatos 1 lb apples 1/2 lb stoned (or stoneless) small raisins 1/2 lb sultanas 1 lb brown sugar 1 1/2 lb onions 8 to 10 chillies (hot) 1/2 oz dried ginger 1/2 oz salt 1 pt malt vinegar Peel and cut up the onions, put in a large pan with a little water and boil until softish (the original used shallots and omitted this step You need to do this first, as the vinegar has a hardening effect on onions). Cut up the tomatoes, peel, core and cut up roughly the apples Bruise the ginger (if whole) and chillies and tie in a muslin bag (I like to add mustard seed, bay leaves, peppercorns and/or mixed pickling spice as well) (the foot of an old pair of clean tights will do, or a jelly bag) Add everything except half the vinegar and the sugar and simmer until everything is soft - maybe a couple of hours. Add the rest of the vinegar and sugar, and simmer until thickish. Bottle - don't use metal lids or the acid in the vineagr will corrode them Improves as it matures. Yield: about 7.5 lbs