• 3 lb (1.4 kg) marrow
• Salt
• ½ lb (225 g) shallots
• ½ lb (225 g) cooking apples
• ½ lb (225 g) sultanas
• ½ oz  (14 g) bruised root ginger
• 2 teaspoonsful pickling spice
• 4 oz (112 g) brown sugar
• 1 pint (570 ml) vinegar

Method:

1. Peel and cut the marrow into cubes, removing all the seeds. Put in layers in a bowl with a generous sprinkling of salt. Leave overnight.
2. Drain, rinse thoroughly and put into a pan.
3. Peel and chop the apples and shallots and add to the marrow with the sultanas, sugar, vinegar and spices (tied in a piece of muslin).
4. Bring to the boil very slowly and then simmer gently until cooked and thick.
5. Pour into hot, clean, sterilized jars and seal at once.
6. Label with contents when fully cooled.

Makes about 4 lbs (1.8 kg) of Marrow Chutney.

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