Recipe#3562

Title: APPLE & GREEN TOMATO CHUTNEY

SOAR

      Yield: 24 Half pints
 
     12    Tart green apples
     24 sm Green tomatoes
      4 md Onions
      3 c  Seedless raisins (1 pound)
      4 c  Cider vinegar
  2 1/2 c  Brown sugar (tightly packed)
      2 tb Salt
    1/2 ts Crushed, dried chilies
  1 1/2 tb Curry powder
      3 tb Mixed pickling spices
 
  Wash, core and chop the apples; wash, blanch, peel and chop the
  apples and chop the onions.  Place apples, tomatoes and onions in a
  preserving kettle and add raisins, vinegar, sugar, salt, red pepper
  and curry powder. Put the pickling spices in a cheesecloth bag and
  add to the kettle. Boil, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes, or
  until apples are transparent.
  
  Remove fruit with a slotted spoon.  Boil syrup rapidly until it
  thickens.
  
  Discard pickling spices, return the fruit to the syrup and bring to a
  boil.
  
  Remove from the heat and ladle into hot, sterilized jars and seal
  immediately.  Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. This
  recipe makes approximately 24 half-pints.