It's Apple Harvest Time (Apple Chutney)

Apple Chutney

​We had an extraordinary number of apples this year so I decided to try and make a batch of Apple Chutney.  My Dad did a lot of canning and preserves over the years and I found a recipe in his old, and very much used, Kerr recipe book.  I am pleased to say that it turned out to be very tasty in a Ploughman's Lunch! The coffee service was my Mom's and I have discovered that it is a very popular design.  This one is marked Japan but I have seen almost identical patterns on Sadler (England) and Wiuterliug (Germany) dishes.  I've added complimentary pieces over the years and the sets mix together very well.

​Apple Chutney
6 apples
​1 minced red pepper
1 minced yellow pepper
1 cup (apple) cider vinegar
1/4 cup black currant jelly
1 cup sugar
Juice 2 lemons
1/2 cup seeded chopped raisins
1 1/2 tsps ground ginger
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 tsp salt
Pare, core & chop apples.  Simmer all ingredients until thick.  Pour immediately into sterilized jars and seal immediately. 

Meadow Sweet Grove © ​ Vicki Buchanan, 2016