This recipe is for Maggie: Yesterday I made 24 medium jars of pear relish, and tasting it last night we were delighted with it. Please don’t think we quaff such large quantities, they are distributed throughout the family and a few friends…
Pear Chutney
10.896 Kg /12lb pears 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper
14 g / 1/2 oz of salt 1/2 oz cloves
5 1/2 Kg / 6lb. sugar 2 onions
12 cups / 3 pints vinegar 56 gm. / 2 oz. root ginger
Put ginger, cloves and onions in a bag and boil in vinegar. Cut pears in small pieces and cook gently till tender, adding sugar. Once sugar is there it does need stirring. Remove bag. (I did add some cornflour, a couple of tablespoons mixed to a paste to bring a little thickening). Bottle and seal. I found I had too much juice, so strained the last bit and tipped it out the excess juice.
This I cooked in two large pots, it really needs a jam pan. Half quantity would make 12 jars.
Pear Chutney 29th April 2014
Barbara Pyett 
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Thank you Barbara! I’ve copied and printed and will make next autumn. Perhaps might share with Mrs. Stringer if she behaves herself! 😉
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That’s a long shot! Can’t imagine that will happen, with her present behaviour. She has made me learn text abbreviations and shortcuts, so it’s pay back time! Hope you enjoy the pear chutney when you make it!
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Long shot: that’s exactly what I figured!
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Thank you Maggie for recommending my blog, and introducing me to some new great ones!
Yes, I think you’re pretty safe!!(re M-R)
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Sounds good! Do you stew them and freeze them too? My mum used to bottle them too!
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Nom nom. We have a pear tree. Now I know what to do with 40 or 50 pears that all ripen on the same day!
Cheers
MTM
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Beautiful photo!!!all that color and light!!
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Thanks Dixie, it is an easy one to make and something different to have in the cupboard.
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Bloody WILSON ! – she’s showing off, you know, Ba, claiming she’s going to make chutney …
[MW appears from nowhere and gives M-R a whack across the back of the head]
OWW !!! OK, OK ! – she IS !!! [grin]
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Knock it off you two, you’ll spill the b….. stuff!
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R O T F L !!!!!!!!!
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Looked it up on the internet, am with you, finally!
LQTM,GBTW,DWBH, NRN XX
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Too bad. I had to look ’em all up ! – ROTFL has been around since chat-rooms – about 1995. Crikey ! – that’s a long time. 🙂
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I haven’t been around chat rooms, but you’ve taught me something M-R, am on the ball now!
I’ll be able to text with the best of them!
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