Recipe: Date-Chutney

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Description/Notes:

Appetizing chutney for those who fancy something different

Ingredients:

3 lbs. (1. 350kg) dates

1 lb. (450g) spring onions

8 oz. (225g) raisins

4 oz. (125g) currants

8 oz. (125g) sugar

2 oz. (50g) salt

1 oz. (25g) allspice

half an ounce (12g) mustard seed

2 pints (1140ml) vinegar

Cooking Instructions:

1. Cut the onions finely as far as the green tops
2. Stone the dates and cut into small pieces
3. Stone the raisins, then put all the ingredients into a preserving pan
4. Cook thoroughly until a thick mixture forms
5. Bottle hot and seal closely in warmed jars then label each jar