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Fruity banana chutney
Ah, chutney. A loanword from the Hindi chatni, it means “spicy preparations to accompany a main dish”. It is also an awesome accompaniment to grilled foods, roasts, and cheeses. As an added bonus, chutney is a great way for parents to sneak extra fruit and veggies onto the plates of fussy eaters! This recipe combines…
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Bread and Butter pickles
Supposedly so tasty all you need to have with them with is bread and butter, these are the perfect accompaniment to burgers, cold cuts, cheese, and so on. The pickles should be sweet, tangy, and crisp. Bread and Butter pickles 10 cups sliced trimmed stuff* 4 medium onions, thinly sliced ½ cup pickling or canning…
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Strawberry jam
Everyone’s favourite, strawberry jam is very simple and easy to make. The only reason why there are so many ingredients in the commercial versions is to make the jam shelf stable for, apparently, decades. Home made strawberry jam is so delicious you won’t have to worry about shelf life! 8 cups crushed hulled strawberries that…
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Piccalilli
Ah, piccalilli. Condiment, relish, essential ingredient to ploughman’s lunches, and really hard to find at a semi reasonable price in the USA. So, as usual, I make it myself! Before I go any further, I want to say a word about cleaning your produce. If you are anything like me, you want to use organic…