Florence White

Plum Chutney

Melton Mowbray, 1927

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      3 hr

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By Florence White

Published 1932

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Ingredients

  • Plums (not quite ripe or only just so) 1½ lb.
  • tomatoes (also just ripe) ½ lb.
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Method

  1. Cut the plums in halves and remove the stones.
  2. Peel the tomatoes.
  3. Chop up the onions.
  4. Stew all together in a heavy aluminium pan for 2 hours.
  5. Then add the cayenne pepper, brown sugar, salt and the red chillies if you have them.
  6. Add vinegar and cook gently for another ¾ hour.
  7. When cool, place in