Categories: Condiments, Usenet 
      Yield: 1 batch 
  
      1 lb Dates (stoneless) 
      1 lb Apples 
      1 lb Sultanas 
      1 lb Brown sugar 
  2 1/2 c  Vinegar 
      1 t  Salt 
      1 t  Cayenne pepper 
      1 T  Pickling spices, 
           -tied in a muslin bag 
        sm Ginger piece 
  
  Mince the dates, apples and onions and place in a large pan.  Add the 
  sultanas and stir in the sugar. 
   
  Add all the other ingredients and stir well, but make sure the bag of 
  spices and the ginger are identifiable. Leave for 24 hours but stir 
  occasionally (once every 4 hours or so). 
   
  Remove the bag of spices and ginger.  Bottle and store in a coolish place. 
  Eat. 
   
  NOTES: 
   
  *  An easy chutney with no cooking -- This recipe filtered down to me 
  through a grapevine of neighbours. You will need a supply of jam-jars, 
  jam-jar covers and a large pan to keep the ingredients in. Yield: Makes 
  several jars. 
   
  *  I sometimes use currents in place of the stoneless dates, in which case 
  you don't need to mince them. If the mixture appears too liquid after the 
  24 hour standing time, it is worth draining off some of the vinegar before 
  bottling. 
   
  *  The beauty of this recipe is that you don't have a vast pot of strange 
  things bubbling away on the stove for hours.  A big win! 
   
  : Difficulty:  easy. 
  : Time:  25 minutes preparation, 24 hours standing time. 
  : Precision:  approximate measurement OK, but don't go overboard with the 
  vinegar. 
   
  : Julian Onions 
  : University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. 
  : jpo@cs.nott.ac.uk 
   
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