Val's Preserves

My favourite preserve recipes.
The allotments are very productive and would probably feed a family of four, but we are a family of two and some cats - who aren't very keen on vegetables - so we tend to have a bit of a surplus. I decided to share with you some of the recipes I've used to take care of the glut.
I have to find something to do with the lined up carrier bags that John brings back full of produce and strategically places where I'm most likely to trip over them and break my neck! Guess what everyone is getting for Christmas?
Where a recipe calls for muslin, I usually end up using a laddered pop sock (preferably clean!) as I've failed to find a local supplier of muslin in sensible amounts

  • Mixed Fruit Chutney Recipe

    Recipe for Mixed Fruit Chutney - apples, pears, plums, damsons etc.

  • Red Cabbage and Onion Pickle

    Recipe for Red Cabbage and Onion Pickle.Goes particularly well with all type of sausages.

  • Beetroot and Horseradish Pickle

    Recipe for Beetroot and Horseradish Pickle.

  • Pickled Peppers Recipe

    Recipe for the Pickled Peppers that Peter Piper picked!

  • Hot Piccalilli Recipe

    Recipe for Hot Piccalilli. Makes 3 -4 lbs (1.4 - 1.8 kg)

  • Mild Piccalilli Recipe

    Recipe for Mild Piccalilli. Makes 3 - 4 lbs (1.4 - 1.8 kg)

  • Lemon and Mustard Seed Chutney

    Recipe for Lemon and Mustard Seed Chutney. Great with grilled fish.

  • Rhubarb Marmalade Recipe

    Try this for a different take on marmalade. The set isn't quite the same as a conventional marmalade but it's delicious anyway.

  • Marrow Chutney Recipe

    Recipe for Vegetable Marrow Chutney.

  • Tomato Chutney Recipe

    Recipe for Ripe Tomato Chutney

  • Rhubarb and Ginger Chutney Recipe

    Recipe for Rhubarb and Ginger Chutney.

  • Apple Chutney Recipe

    Recipe for an easy to make Apple Chutney.

  • Curry Relish Recipe

    Recipe for Curry Relish - a spicy delight.

  • Beetroot, Cabbage and Horseradish Relish Recipe

    Recipe for a Cabbage, Beetroot and Horseradish Relish that can be adapted to your personal preferences.

  • Chilli Pepper Relish Recipe

    Recipe for Chilli Pepper Relish. Requires no cooking.

  • Mustard Relish Recipe

    Recipe for Mustard Relish. Make it late September/early October and it'll be just right for Christmas.

  • Tomato Relish Recipe

    Recipe for Tomato Relish.

  • Mathews’ Marrow Pickle

    Recipe for Mathews' Marrow Pickle. Delicious with cold meats and cheese.

  • Gooseberry Butter Recipe

    Recipe for Gooseberry Butter.

  • Black Currant Butter Recipe

    Recipe for Black Currant Butter.

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