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DrJohnH

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Gluts and Chutney....
« on: September 14, 2017, 17:05:42 »
I saw this today and thought it may be of interest: 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/14/jay-rayner-how-much-chutney-can-one-man-take

Some might relate to the author's experience, then again some might not...life's life that...

I'm still enjoying the first chutney I ever made with my January glut of tomatoes here in the Middle East.

I used this recipe:

http://www.shettlestongrowing.org.uk/recipes/91-mixed-tomato-chutney 

Though, next time i will cut the tomatoes up a bit more to make the final stuff a bit more cracker friendly.

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2017, 08:13:30 »
Got to admit that there is a bit of truth to this. I made so much green 🍅 chutney that it was still being found ten years later.
One allotment bloke foisted beetroot chutney on me till I had to avoid him.

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2017, 09:09:25 »
Yesterday I made my usual batch of rhubarb and apple chutney (granny's recipe) but it only makes 5 medium sized jars. That is enough for me :)

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2017, 22:07:22 »
I am waiting for my tomatoes to ripen so i can make something with them :)

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2017, 22:10:58 »
Yesterday I made my usual batch of rhubarb and apple chutney (granny's recipe) but it only makes 5 medium sized jars. That is enough for me :)
Are you using frozen rhubarb? Mine finished long ago.

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2017, 07:06:37 »


Are you using frozen rhubarb? Mine finished long ago.

With all this rain, our rhubarb is still in very good condition.  This is unusual. It looks very lush right now.  It does concern me that the goodness hasn't gone back to the roots yet and we have come so close to the first frosts.  Strange!  :wave:

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2017, 10:13:47 »
Yesterday I made my usual batch of rhubarb and apple chutney (granny's recipe) but it only makes 5 medium sized jars. That is enough for me :)
Are you using frozen rhubarb? Mine finished long ago.

I usually find a few strong sticks to make a batch of chutney, even now - I only need half a kg for my recipe

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2017, 08:18:00 »
I ended up with eight surplus tomato seedlings in the spring.  I had a patch on the plot that wasn't doing anything so, on a 'waste not, want not' principle, I put them in there.  I had a decent number of ripe ones and a glut of green ones.  The ripe ones were welcome enough but my daughter is raising not so much a family of four children, more like a swarm of locusts who devour anything, especially if it is spicy.  I have just finished making the last batch of green tomato chutney and relish, most jars of which will find their way into  their larder.  I used a standard recipe for the first batch and played around with extra mustard, mustard seeds and chilies for subsequent ones.

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2017, 10:32:51 »
Green tomato chutney (spit) After being force fed it as a child, I would never ever make the vile stuff.

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2017, 11:00:02 »
 can I make some thing with a glut of celery and apples ?

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2017, 13:49:53 »
can I make some thing with a glut of celery and apples ?

Lots of salad!

Or eat them with cheese.

There are recipes for celery and apple soup which sound rather good. Presumably you could make a large batch and freeze the excess.

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2017, 16:08:34 »
nature has a way of pushing just ripped all my tomatoes out of greenhouse as one plant had blight and i did not eat it to spread. Now have 2 full kitchen sinks worth of tomatoes which are mostly green!! Am washing them and leaving on a towel to dry with a banana on the tray to help with ripening any other suggestions?

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« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2017, 19:44:07 »
can I make some thing with a glut of celery and apples ?

Yes, Waldorf salad, which is very nice and also has walnuts in it.

I freeze celery in Chinese containers, chopped up and add to soups over winter.  Apples (depending on variety) store quite well.  :wave:

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2017, 20:44:29 »
Oh never knew I could freeze  celery

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2017, 21:06:23 »
nature has a way of pushing just ripped all my tomatoes out of greenhouse as one plant had blight and i did not eat it to spread. Now have 2 full kitchen sinks worth of tomatoes which are mostly green!! Am washing them and leaving on a towel to dry with a banana on the tray to help with ripening any other suggestions?

Try wrapping tomatoes individually in newspaper, pop into paper bag or cardboard box.  Keep checking as mthey can ripen pretty quickly.  Mine did the first time I did this :(

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2017, 21:08:49 »
Green tomato chutney (spit) After being force fed it as a child, I would never ever make the vile stuff.

Please stop spitting Ace.  It is so ungentlemanly

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2017, 21:39:06 »
oh bugger i have about 10kg of green tomatoes !! and just over 1kg of red :)

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2017, 22:35:05 »
Fried green tomatoes!! Classic southern USA cooking.   Great film too.

Some recipes for that and others here - http://www.southernliving.com/food/6-ways-with-green-tomatoes#fried-green-tomatoes-buttermilk-feta-dressing-recipe-image
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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2017, 04:00:17 »
Oh never knew I could freeze  celery

Obviously you won't get the crunch after freezing, but the flavour is all there.  And in soups that does not matter. 

Celery will stand for a long time and will not go to seed in its first year, so should be fine on the plot until harsh frosts anyway.  :wave:

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Re: Gluts and Chutney....
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2017, 19:04:18 »
oh bugger i have about 10kg of green tomatoes !! and just over 1kg of red :)

Best start wrapping then

 

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