[scabs]

... and anyone else, I guess!

In your book there is a recipe each for ripe and green tomatoes. I have about 5kg of mixed - ripe and green - though about 3kg or so are green. Can I chuck the lot in and follow the green recipe or will that lead to untold disaster and culinary offenses?

Thanks
Andrew

[madcat]

It will work but, if it were me, I would do them separately.  The two chutneys taste quite different to me, and if you sling them all together you might end up with something and nothing inbetween.

[scabs]

I guess I could just halve the quantities then and do two lots...

[Sue33]

could you wait for the green one to ripen? 

[madcat]

I guess I could just halve the quantities then and do two lots...

You can do the sums!   Plus you dont have to find the mega saucepan and evict the even larger spider  ...  There are advantages to the two step approach. 

[scabs]

Sue, I could but it has been taking so long for them to ripen, I fear the red ones will start to turn too soon... 

Madcat, sounds like a plan! 

[Spana]

I do red tomato, green tomato and a mix of both, they all turn out alright.  I use the clear distilled vinegar and white sugar for the red tomato as it helps to keep the colour bright and malt and brown sugar for the other two.   I have a basic recipe that i use and some times its a mix of tomato colours plus anything else thats going like apples and marrow.  It always seems to come out alright, just go for it and be free thinking

[scabs]

Like this approach...

[Val H]

I'd go for madcat's approach if it was me! They do taste very different.

[scabs]

Denied.

Ok, will do...

I'm like that 'yes/no' character off the Fast Show today! 

[Spana]

But there are loads of recipes that use a mix of red and green tomatoes, why make life difficult :blink:

[madcat]

plus anything else thats going like apples and marrow. 

Hey, thank you!      I'd forgotten a great chutney that I made once with green tomatoes and apple fallings and chillies ....  the apples and green toms worked great ...  dont suppose I wrote the quantities down, though.     Half and half?  A chilli to the pound?  Have to have a think ...   

[mumofstig]

My chutneys are always the same quantities of fruit/veg to malt vinegar and brown sugar with the same spices, sooooo.......guess what?
Yes they all taste pretty much the same 
But if it ain't broke....don't fix it It always gets eaten