Silver Spoon Fruity Chutney

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped (granny smith is best)
• 4 cups pears, peeled, cored and chopped (firm pears)
• 2 oranges, peel of, grated (okay, the grated peel of 2 oranges)
• 3 oranges, peeled, seeded and diced (remove all pith)
• 3 lemons, large, unwaxed, sliced thin and slices quartered
• 3 onions, large, peeled, chopped fine
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 lb dates, pitted, chopped
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1 cup cider vinegar
• 1 cup apple juice (or use orange juice)
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3 teaspoons black pepper, coarse
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons hot pepper flakes (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 sterilise canning jars by putting them on an oven tin in a cold oven, and heating oven to 325 deg f/160 deg c for at least 10 - 15 minutes. handle carefully when taking them out -- take out the entire tin with the bottles. less mess.
• 2 combine all the prepared ingredients in a large dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot.
• 3 bring to boil over high heat, then turn heat down and simmer, stirring now and then.
• 4 simmer open until the fruits are tender and the mixture has the consistency of a preserve or relish.
• 5 ladle into the hot sterilised jars, and seal. well-sealed, this will keep almost forever.