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thos

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Jauche, Duchy of Brabant (Bourgogne-ci) and Charolles, Duchy of Burgundy (Bourgogne-�a)

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 1:18 pm Post subject: Disaster - No More Damson Chutney
I have emptied my last jar of damson chutney! How do I survive? The thought of a roast or even sausage and mash without damson chutney is too awful to contemplate. I am going to have to turn vegetarian.

moggins

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 942
Location: Gloucester

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 2:19 pm Post subject:
thos you were lucky to have any!! All the trees I normally pick damsons from have been affected with something for the last two years. It's causing the fruit to rot on the trees and I haven't been able to find a big enough load to make chutney with

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 3:03 pm Post subject:
Try making some red onion marmalade, a very worthy substitute.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 3:16 pm Post subject:
I've got a large box of greengages (and possibly even some damsons) in my freezer waiting for a good home. If you fancy a quick trip to Wales, they are all yours

thos

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 1139
Location: Jauche, Duchy of Brabant (Bourgogne-ci) and Charolles, Duchy of Burgundy (Bourgogne-�a)

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 3:32 pm Post subject:

Judith wrote:

I've got a large box of greengages (and possibly even some damsons) in my freezer waiting for a good home. If you fancy a quick trip to Wales, they are all yours

Thanks for the offer. I am actually going across to the Wirral for Easter, but although a diversion to Montgomeryshire would be possible there would be no way to keep them frozen and they would probably be a bit squiffy by the time I got them back. I think Customs might be a bit bemused as well.

thos

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 1139
Location: Jauche, Duchy of Brabant (Bourgogne-ci) and Charolles, Duchy of Burgundy (Bourgogne-�a)

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 3:36 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Try making some red onion marmalade, a very worthy substitute.

I bought some onion jam from the school f�te and found it wonderful - especially with curries. I have been trying to get the recipe. I assume that onions have no pectin so how do you get it to set?

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 3:40 pm Post subject:

thos wrote:

I bought some onion jam from the school f�te and found it wonderful - especially with curries. I have been trying to get the recipe.

You didn't think we'd let you down on that one, did you Thos?

Sean's onion marmalade recipe

twoscoops

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1924
Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 3:44 pm Post subject:
Thos, when you are making a load this year do try Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's recipe for sweet & sour damson dipping sauce. You'll never buy a stir fry sauce again.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 6:28 pm Post subject:
Thos, the transportation problem is easy - get Judith to make the chutney for you

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 6:37 pm Post subject:
Send me the recipe - I'll see what I can do. It's a big responsibility mind - ensuring someone's entire eating happiness from now until the next damson season.

Gai

Joined: 31 Dec 2004
Posts: 408
Location: Ireland

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 05 11:10 pm Post subject:
I know just how you feel Thos. I've only got one tiny pot of marrow chutney left hiding at the back of the cupboard. If I open it then there will be none left. I keep telling myself I'm saving it for a special occasion.

thos

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
Posts: 1139
Location: Jauche, Duchy of Brabant (Bourgogne-ci) and Charolles, Duchy of Burgundy (Bourgogne-�a)

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 9:08 am Post subject:

Judith wrote:

Send me the recipe - I'll see what I can do. It's a big responsibility mind - ensuring someone's entire eating happiness from now until the next damson season.

What a fantastic offer - thank you.

We follow Saint Delia

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/r_0000001652.asp

It is a great imposition because it is a lot of work. But if you are making it anyway and I could just take a couple of dozen jars?

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 9:28 am Post subject:
I have some damsons in my freezer as well, Thos, and I live near Judith. Perhaps we should get together with chutneys?! I was wondering what to make with them...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 10:13 am Post subject:
You're back online Mochyn. I thought we had lost you! The blessed Delia's recipe looks a good'un. Do you fancy pooling resources to make a batch of emergency chutney then M? I'll check exactly what I have in the freezer.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 05 11:04 am Post subject:
Sounds good: have you got any cookers? Maybe we'll get together and combine resources. Just sold the last jar of 3-fruit marmalade and the last of the marrow & red pepper chutney! Need to stock up again even though there is nothing in the garden yet!

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