Green Tomato Chutney

Green Tomato Chutney

Put 1 pint vinegar and 1lb. Demerara sugar in a pan and heat gently until sugar melts.
Add:
1 lb. chopped green tomatoes/deskin if you have the time, but I dont bother.
1 lb. chopped cooking apples
¼ lb. chopped shallots/onions
½ lb. chopped sultanas
½ lb. white sugar/or brown sugar
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch of salt
Bring mixture to boil and cook slowly stirring all the time until it thickens

I add a little garlic too. Sometime I add more tomatoes than apples, depends what I have in at the time.

GREEN TOMATO CHUTNEY

4lb 8oz green tomatoes
2lb 4oz cooking apples
1lb shallots/small onions
1lb dates
2-and-a-half pints malt vinegar
2lb 4oz honey (you could use golden syrup instead)
half-tablespoon mustard powder (eg Colman's)
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons pepper

Cut the tomatoes into small pieces (no need to peel).
Peel, core and chop the apples into pieces.
Peel and chop the shallots/onions.
Chop the dates.

Put the shallots/onions into a pan with the vinegar and simmer until they're soft. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for about an hour until thick and brown, stirring frequently. Spoon into sterilised warmed jars, seal and label!