Mrs Balls Fruit Chutney

Ingredients

612 g dried peaches 238 g dried apricots shopping list 3 litres brown wine vinegar -> (Note: 1 to 2 litres of brown wine vinegar for soaking & about 2 litres of brown wine vinegar for mixing) 2 1/2 kg white sugar 500 g onions (minced) 120 g salt 75 g cayenne pepper 75 g chopped chillies (optional)

Method The fruit should be left in the soaking vinegar overnight, then cooked in the same vinegar until soft. Drain. Put the fruit through a mill. Add the sugar and onions and cook in a pot with the brown wine vinegar. (The amount of vinegar depends on the consistency: it should not be too runny or too thick, but have the same consistency as the end product u find in the bottle.) Add spices and cook for one to two hours. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent burning. Sterlise u'r bottles and spoon in the mixture. That's it - u've got Mrs Ball's Chutney bottles

# Note To make the chutney hot, add 75 g chopped chillies. To make peach chutney, omit the apricots and use 850 g dried peaches instead.

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