[mrs bouquet]

6 red peppers and 6 green peppers
2lbs green tomatoes
1 1/2lbs cooking apples
1 1/2lbs onions
1lb sugar
1 oz salt
1tsp allspice
1 1/2pints vinegar
1/4 oz chillies (its up to you)
1/4 oz cloves
1/4oz crushed root ginger
1/2oz mustard seed
1oz peppercorns

Wipe peppers and discard seeds,wipe toms,peel onions,peel and core apples.
Then chop or mince all vegetables and fruit coarsely and put into pan.
Put spices into a muslin bag.
Simmer the mixture in the vinegar for 2-3 hours till it is thick and then remove spices.
Cool and put into jars and label.

Mrs Bouquet

[Yorkie]

I read about muslin bags - can you re-use the muslin, or is the flavour permanently tainted into it so that it's not advisable to re-use?

[mrs bouquet]

I bought some muslin from the market.  When I want to use it I just cut a square, put the things in and tie the first 2 diagonals, then the second 2 over the first.  You only need to use whatever you need, then I chuck it out.  It goes miscoloured and you would have to sterilise it, which would make it shrink an I don't think I could get the knots open.  I bought a yard of it ages ago and I still haven't used it all and I do make alot of chutney and pickle.  Mrs Bouquet

[Yorkie]

Thanks Mrs B