help needed

[missy]

i'm looking for a recipe for easy to make pickle.

we're are getting married in febuary and for our meal we are probably having a ploughmans type lunch, so i was thinking of making my own pickle and having it especially for our big day ( fancy labels included)

so anyone have any suggestions? (bearing in mind that i've never done it before)

[Chickenlady]

What have you got in the way of ingredients? That will make a difference. I have never actually made sweet pickle or picalilli, but I am sure home made would be way superior to shop bought and that you could google a recipe or two.

[Annpan]

I have a fantastic (and quite easy) apple chutney recipe, It goes great with a ploughmans, I can't get enough of it...yummy.

I'd be more than happy to pass on, though, its late and the book is downstairs. I'll put it up tommorrow.

[missy]

well my attempt at a veg patch went terribly wrong earlier in the year when we had all the rain and flooding.. so i was going to buy ingredients from the shop...

the recipe would be apreciated :)

[snapdragon]

hmm, apples, onions, raisins, spices, white vinegar, sugar


err and a reecipe with quantities and instructions


I'll get my coat -------------------->>>>>

[Annpan]

Sorry missy, didn't get time to type it up yesterday.


SPICED APPLE CHUTNEY (for those of us who fear not having recipes to follow )
1kg Apples
2 Onions
4 Red Chillies
500g Demerara sugar
2 tsp ground allspice
2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp Sea salt
1 tbsp chopped or grated ginger
2 tsp turmeric
500ml Vinegar

Chop up everything into nice small bits, put it altogether in a pan and simmer for 45 mins (if it seems to thick add more vinegar, but I like it nice and thick)

Put in sterilised jars and store for about a month before eating (it lets the flavours mix and mellow)

This can be made up well in advance as it is better the more it ages, so get making it now. If you make the quantities that I have given you will have loads, you might want to just make half.

Good luck

[missy]

thank you!

will get the stuff and give it a go next week

[Cheezy]

Depend if you mean "pickle" or "chutney". There's a big difference.
Pickle to me means red cabbage,onions and piccalilli. Recipes if this is what you mean later.

Chutney is much easier:

(from a previous post) I cutney twice a year, and having gone through all the chutney recipes I can find here's my rough rule of thumb which so far works well.. And means you can use any fruit and or veg which is in season.

For every 500g of veg/fruit add 200ml vinegar (I try to not use much malt as it's harsh.) and 250g sugar( I like demarara). add 1/2 desert spoon salt.
I Always use chillies/black pepper corns/bay leaf/cinamon/thyme/corriander seeds/ginger/cloves /allspice and lots of garlic plus any other spice/herb you like in a muslin bag. discard when ready.

Simmer together until when you pull a wooden spoon you creat a channel which only shows a slight filling of vinegar ( a big batch will take hours). Bottle in sterislised jars. Depending on the vinigar this can be ready in a week to 3 months.

[missy]

thanks for your reply.

i think it's something more along the lines of a chutney that'll do.

i have been building up a supply of jars in the cuboard for a while.. lol

do you mind if i share these recipes with my 13 year old cousin?

she's into making jams etc and showed some interest when i said what i was planning.. :)

[Annpan]

If you are talking about my recipe...

Share away

It's out there on t'internet anyhows, so, its fair game I guess

[missy]

just thought i'd let you know that the first batch of spiced apple chutney was very popular, so i've had to get more stuff to mmake a second batch!

[Annpan]

[Cheezy]

I'm eating my damson and apple chutney currently , and it's the best stuff I've ever made. Recipe is based on the previous post with 2/3rds damsons to apples being the friut bit. Definitely going to make this next year.

[missy]

just to let you know, i got married a few weeks ago and the chutney went down very well!

have decided to try to make a different pickle/jam/chutney. just have to find a recipe that i like :)

[Shirley]

Congratulations!!