Rainy Steamy Chutney

[talktooloose]

The skies have barely cleared for a week now and it all feels like sorrow a bit. But that's okay in Autumn.

Good weekend so far. Yesterday, we finally started putting things up on the wall in the renovated 2nd floor including an awesome Indonesian knick-knacky kind of shelf from a garage sale which now holds three sea shells and a trippy Alice in Wonderland magnifying clock from another garage sale. In the bedroom, we've put up the enormous beautiful Chinese fan with painted storks bought at a third garage sale. Do you sense a pattern?

Then I got together for the first time in months with snowmit who is incredible fun to hang out with. He helped me pick out a good PS2 game for my nephew's birthday today and then we had excellent Indian food and talked about how we're handling this thing called life. There are many things I value about my friendship with the 'mit but one of the most important is his ability to help you see situations clearly and de-neuroticize the choices you have to make. Then we went to Kitchen Stuff Plus and passed judgement on the worth of various gadgets. Good times.

Today I made GREEN TOMATO CHUTNEY with half of my green tomatos. The recipe is from the old version of the Joy of Cooking (early 60s):

GREEN TOMATO (OR APPLE) CHUTNEY

>Please read up about safe canning and preserves before you poison someone.

Simmer until the fruit is tender:

• 1 seeded chopped lemon


• 1 skinned chopped garlic clove (I used 2)


• 5 cups firm peeled chopped apples or green tomatos


• 2 1/4 cups brown sugar


• 1 1/2 cups seeded raisins


• 3 oz. chopped crystallized ginger, or 3/4 cup fresh ginger root (I used 1/2 cup grated fresh)


• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt


• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (I used nearly a tsp)


• 2 cups cider vinegar


• Optional (but I did it): 2 chopped red peppers, seeds and membranes removed

Put chutney in sterile jars and seal them.

MMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Comments

[lux-apollo.livejournal.com]

Sounds delish. :-)

[talktooloose.livejournal.com]

It truly is. Come over next time you're in T.O. and I'll make homemade hamburgers or something and top them with the chutney.