Foraging

[french frank]

I blame FF for enthusing me into making chutney a couple of days ago.

I said nothing about chutney



Actually, I made some hawthorn and crab apple jelly this morning. It set beautifully but in the end only made a pot and a third. The sugar stuck to the saucepan more than last time but a kettle of boiling water soon cleared it off.

8 hours? The fruit was boiled for an hour and a half. And the juice for 25 minutes.

[gradus]

I said nothing about chutney



Actually, I made some hawthorn and crab apple jelly this morning. It set beautifully but in the end only made a pot and a third. The sugar stuck to the saucepan more than last time but a kettle of boiling water soon cleared it off.

8 hours? The fruit was boiled for an hour and a half. And the juice for 25 minutes.

The old school method with chutney was very long and slow cooking but I think modern methods and fuel costs now predominate.

[oddoneout]

The old school method with chutney was very long and slow cooking but I think modern methods and fuel costs now predominate.

The old recipe book I have varies between half and 2 hours, although several just say to cook until thick which might be a reflection of old cooking apparatus.