Preserves

Contributed recipes from the October Garden Club meeting
                           
  Sharon's Plum Chutney   Million Dollar Relish - Lynda MacLellan  
  Makes about 7 cups     This is an easy all purpose relish Makes ( 7 - 8 pints)   
  5-6 cups purple plums, pitted, cut in quarters       2/3 cup cider vinegar       Finely chop or coarsely shred:             
  2 cups apples, chopped       1/2 cup orange juice       6 lbs cucumbers    2 green peppers         
  1/2 cup golden raisins, chopped       11/2- 1 3/4 cups brown sugar       2 lbs. onions    1 red pepper         
  1 whole onion, large, chopped       3/4 teaspoon salt       Place in a large pot or roaster and cover    
  5( or more) cloves garlic, minced       1/2 teaspoon garam masala       with coarse salt.            
  1 whole hot pepper, chilancho-type(med-hot)       3/4 teaspoon cinnamon       Let stand for at least 6 hrs., or overnight.             
  1/4 cup ginger, fresh, minced       1/4 teaspoon cloves       Drain well and squeeze out all the juice.            
                  A tea towel works well.             
  Add plums, apple, onion, ginger, garlic, pepper & raisins to large dutchoven.                This is important in making the relish thick.            
  Add vinegar and orange juice. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30-40 minutes .               Make a mixture of:             
  Add brown sugar & seasonings                3 C. vinegar    6 C. white sugar         
  Simmer about another hour until of desired consistency…stirring occasionally.               4 Tbsp. cornstarch    1 Tbsp. tumeric         
  Seasonings & sweetness can be adjusted for personal taste.               2 Tbsp. mustard seed    1 Tbsp. celery seed         
  Ladle into sterilized mason-type jars and seal.               Add this to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally             
  Makes about 7 cups               to prevent burning, until mixture looks clear,             
                  15 - 20 minutes. Fill sterilized jars and seal.             
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Lynda’s Green Tomato Mincemeat      Jam That Tastes like Carrot Cake- Marcy Baker  
  The original recipe is found in The Fannie Farmer Cookbook     (makes 6 - 250 ml jars)  
  (makes 6 pints)     375 ml (1 ‘/2 c) finely grated carrots (3 large carrots)            
  6 C. chopped green tomatoes                375 ml (1 ‘/2c) peeled, chopped pears (2 large)            
  6 C. chopped apples      1 tsp. powdered cloves          1 398 ml (14 oz.) can, crushed pineapple (undrained)            
  3 C. chopped dates      3/4 tsp. allspice          45 ml (2 Tbsp.) lemon juice            
  4 C. brown sugar      3/4 tsp. mace          5 ml (1 tsp.) cinnamon            
  1½ C. white vinegar      3/4 tsp. pepper          2 ml (‘/2 tsp.) each ground nutmeg & cloves            
  1 Tbsp. cinnamon      2 tsp. salt          1625 (6 ‘/2 c) granulated sugar            
  Put into a large pot                1 49 g. package fruit pectin            
  Slowly bring to the boiling point, stirring to avoid burning. Simmer for 21/2 hours                Combine carrots, pears, pineapple and juice, lemon juice, cinnamon,             
  if dates are used, 3 hours if dates are omitted.                nutmeg, cloves in a large deep stainless steel or enamel saucepan.             
  This year I made an error in the ingredients which resulted in a thicker and                Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and boil gently 20 minutes.             
  sweeter product. If you prefer a “tart” mincemeat, with a sharper               Stir occasionally.            
  flavour, omit the dates, the “accidental” ingredient.                Measure sugar; set aside, Stir fruit pectin into carrot mixture; return to boil.             
  Add 3/4 C. butter                Add sugar, return mixture to full boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring occasionally.            
  Pour into 6 sterile pint jars and seal. One pint will fill a 9" pie shell.                Ladle jam into hot sterilized jars to within .5 cm (‘/4 inch) of top rim. Seal            
                  Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Remove/Cool Check seals            
                  Store in cool place            
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Pickled Beets - Pat Kessler     Dilly Appetizer Beans- Betty Webber    
      makes ~4 pints           makes 6 pints  
  2 lbs. Beets ( ~15-20 small)   16 whole cloves         3 lbs. Green beans       3 1/4 cups water    
  2 C. granulated sugar     8 whole allspice         6 garlic cloves, peeled, whole       3 1/4 cups cider vinegar    
  2 C. white vinegar     2 tsp. Pickling salt         6 fresh dill heads       6 Tbs. Pickling salt    
  1/3 c. water               1 1/2 tsp. Cayenne pepper            
  Prepare several (~4) pint canning jars, keep hot.                            
  Cook beets until tender, slip off skins, cut into wedges or slices               Wash beans and cut off ends. Pack lengthwise in 6 sterilized pint mason            
  Combine sugar, water & vinegar in large saucepan. Bring to a boil,                jars, leaving 1/4inch head space. Toe ach jar add 1 garlic clove, 1 head of dill            
  stirring occasionally.               1/4 tsp. Cayenne            
  To each hot sterilized canning jar add 4 cloves, 2 allspice & 1/2 tsp. Salt               Bring to a boil-water, vinegar & salt. Pour hot vinegar over beans in jars, filling to            
  Pack in beets. Pour hot vinegar solution over to ~1/2 inch of top. Seal               1/4inch. Seal and process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Cool.             
  Process in boiling water bath 30 min. for pints, 35 min. for quarts.               Check seals. Store in a cool, dark place.            
  Remove from bath…cool…check seals                            
  Store in cool place.                            
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Cranberry Conserve - Pat Smith       Strawberry Daiquiri Jam - Barb Taylor            
  makes ~ 8 cups     Makes 4 cups.        
  3 cups cranberries                        
  3 seedless oranges (unpeeled), chopped               1 qt. strawberries            
  1 14oz. Can crushed pineapple, undrained               2 / 3 cup pineapple juice            
  3/4 cup dried apricots, finely chopped               1 / 3 cup lime juice            
  1 pkg.(57g.)Regular fruit pectin crystals               4 tbsp. rum            
  5 cups granulated sugar               3 cups sugar            
                  1 pouch cert-o            
  In saucepan combine cranberries,oranges and pineapple, crushing                            
  some of the cranberies with a potato masher; cook over mediumheat for                Hull and crush strawberries. measure berries, sugar and juices            
  !15 min. Stir in apricots and pectin crystals; bring to a rollong boil over                into pot.Bring to boil (a hard rolling boil) and boil three or four minutes.            
  high heat. Stir in sugar. Return to boil, boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove fromheat,                Remove from heat and add certo and rum. stir and skim for five minutes.            
  stir and skim off foam for a few minutes.               Ladle into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 in. head space. Seal.             
  Ladle into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 in. head space. Seal. Process in                            
  boiling water bath for 5 minutes.                            
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Bread and Butter Pickles - Merle Taylor       Mustard Pickles - Merle Taylor  
  makes 10 pints       Makes 6 pints    
  16 cups washed & thinly sliced cukes     5 cups white sugar         Use a heavy pot or you will ruin it!    
  6 medium onions     1 1 / 2 tsp. tumeric         3 qts. cukes(large) peeled & cut in 1/2 in. pieces       1 qt. vinegar (divided)    
  1 green pepper(chopped fine)     1 1 / 2 tsp. celery seed         1 qt. cauliflower in 1 in. pieces       4 cups white sugar(divided)    
  1 red pepper (chopped fine)     2 Tbs. mustard seeds         1 qt. onions chopped in 1 in. pieces       almost 1 cup flour    
  3 cups white vinegar     1 / 3 cup coarse salt         1 sweet red pepper chopped fine       1 Tbs. tumeric    
                  1 qt. celery (or 1 tab. celery seed)       1 Tbs. mustard seed    
  Combine cucumber,onions, green and red peppers               2 Tbs.coarse salt            
  Place in layers alternately with salt in plastic bucket.               Method: Put cukes,peppers,onions,cauliflower,celery             
  Mix contents of one tray of ice when you have 1 / 2               layered with salt in a large kettle            
  recipe done-continue ending with the salt-put one more               Add 3 cups vinegar & 3 cups sugar and             
  tray ice cubes on top.Put a plate on top. Let stand at least               bring to a boil. Immediately stir in your paste which            
  3 hrs, or overnite. Drain well, place in cook pot. In a bowl               is: flour,1cup sugar,spices---mix well,add 1 cup vinegar.            
  mix sugar and spices place over cukes- add vinegar.               stir into smooth paste--- simmer 1 / 2 hour stirring many            
  Bring to boiling point. DO NOT BOIL!               times. Bottle hot.            
  Bottle immediately in hot sterilized jars.                             
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                     
                           
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               

Last Updated on 19/11/02
By Sharon Bryson
Email: sbryson@ns.sympatico.ca