Mostarda di frutta

This Italian relish is also known as mostarda di Cremona. The Silver Spoon, that bible of Italian cookery, defines mostarda di frutta as ‘an Italian speciality of candied fruit immersed in a syrup of honey, mustard and wine. It may be mild or strong and is eaten with roasted and boiled meat and sharp cheeses . . . for salad dressings and flavouring stews’.