Getting fruity

It seems like it is Autumn already as the apples are dropping so we are having to start picking.

The trick is to make sure that we don't mix the types - eating, cooking, cider














More exciting news from peach watch. We still have five and with the rain they are plumping up nicely and getting some colour. If the taste is as good as the apricot, I can't wait for them to be ready.










Of course, a glut of applies means it is chutney making time. My all time favourite 'Mint Jelly'. I had trouble getting it to set, so just kept boiling until the liquid reduced. I finally gave up and poured it into the jars and thankfully it set as it cooled.









Another was using up some left overs and a clear out of the store cupboard. This is 'Mango, peach, apple and sultana spicy chutney'.

Ingredients
A bag of dried mango cut into small pieces
Three over ripe peaches
Five cooking applies
Two onions with soft necks so they wouldn't store
One elephant garlic finely chopped
A handful of golden raisins
What ever type of vinigar you can find - cider, white wine and white distilled
Sugar

It looks like chutney, it tastes like chutney, and added to a Thai Green Chicken currey, it certainly has kick back.







One other item we have obtained recently is the Head Gardner mug. It is currently on the kitchen window sill as we don't want to discuss who's mug it should be.