Gluts and Chutney....

[DrJohnH]

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.

[DrJohnH]

[pumkinlover]

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.

[Plot 18]

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 :)

[cambourne7]

I am waiting for my tomatoes to ripen so i can make something with them :)

[caroline7758]

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.

[galina]

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! 

[Plot 18]

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

[Borderers1951]

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.

[ACE]

Green tomato chutney (spit) After being force fed it as a child, I would never ever make the vile stuff.

[brownthumb2]

 can I make some thing with a glut of celery and apples ?

[Paulh]

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.

[cambourne7]

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?

[galina]

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. 

[brownthumb2]

Oh never knew I could freeze  celery

[lottie lou]

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 :(

[lottie lou]

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

[cambourne7]

oh bugger i have about 10kg of green tomatoes !! and just over 1kg of red :)

[Obelixx]

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

[galina]

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. 

[lottie lou]

oh bugger i have about 10kg of green tomatoes !! and just over 1kg of red :)

Best start wrapping then