BEETROOT CHUTNEY..!!!

Hi there....just saw this recipe and thought i must try that next year. I should be moving to my new home in a month or so which has a large(but un-cultivated)garden, in fact, a blank canvas. Hopefully I can get it up and running in time to be able to have a harvest of nice fresh veggies. Cheers....freddy.

 

Looks wonderful MF. I shall ask Boss lady to make some and if she screams at me (again) I will make it myself. (Actually in our house, I do most of the cooking and Mrs S. most of the cleaning. We both prefer it like that). I am sure it will go fantastic with white stilton, cheddar, cheshire etc.

 

Suggest you skip the Yorkshire pud. And do you think it's worth traveling from Gloucestershire to Yorkshire for a glass of �£1.95 a bottle red wine? We do limit our guests you know. They drive, and the law is the law, and our bank manager is our bank manager. :D

 

hi marley farley just printed this of must try it it sounds good

 

Will someone please tell me what wax discs are and cellophane? Will greese proof paper do? I have loads of jars-jam, cofee scew top.Will one or the other do??
I have it on the boil Marley, though i had to use ginger from a jar and mixed fruit.
I was talking to a guy at allotments yesterday who gave me some beetroot.Said he`d never had beetroot chutney for donkeys yrs. So...i remembered seeing your recipe and thought i`ll give it a bash.
About 1hr and a bit to go...... :D

 

Depends how long you want to keep it Elaine. MF's instructions are for the purist who want to stash this nectar away for months. Apparently it does improve with keeping. But for us lesser mortals I would tend to sterilize the jars as per instructions. Then I would spoon the still hot chutney in and put some greaseproof i.e. Silicon, paper on top of the jar hanging over the sides and screw the top onto that. Mainly because although I know what wax discs etc. are, we haven't been able to get that sort of thing round here in years. Ah well, the price of progress. (Marley, couldn't we just microwave this?) :D

 

Thank`s John.Your a star!
My next question was going to be,Do i wait for the stuff to cool before spooning into the jars? :D

 

Bingo!
The house smells funny but the chutney is delicious.Thanks Marley. It`s tangy and sweet at the same time.I love it.
One more question..Will it set in time? Like jelly i mean.

 

It shouldn't actually set as such. When it cools, it will thicken. sorry for stealing questions about your chutney MF but all chutneys do this and I must admit that last week, Boss lady let me....no, I don't want to talk about it. But yes, it is delicious.

 

Thankyou kindly Sarraceniac.I shall just have to wait and see.