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Growster...:
I think I've asked this before, but has anyone ever found a substitute for Pan Yan?

We've tried all sorts of variations using curry powder etc., but never get anywhere near the real thing! All our home-made chutneys have now gone - either to friends or us here, and Mrs Growster has re-started the perennial moan that there should be a sort of replica of the old nectar!

There must be some alternative around somewhere - but where...:0~

Kleftiwallah:
Here are a couple of 'alternatives,
Pan Yan pickle recipe UK
ingredients

    1 lb bramley apple, peeled, cored and minced.
    1 lb dates, minced.
    1 lb sultana, minced.
    3⁄4 pint malt vinegar.
    1 lb soft brown sugar.
    2 -3 teaspoons Madras curry powder.
    salt and pepper.





The original source of this receipt isn't known. Can you help? editor@foodsofengland.co.uk

1 lb bramley apple, peeled, cored and minced
1 lb dates, minced
1 lb sultana, minced
3/4 pint malt vinegar
1 lb soft brown sugar
2 -3 teaspoons Madras curry powder
salt and pepper

Directions:

1 Stir all the ingredients together and leave for 24 hours.
2 Put in clean and sterilised jars.
3 Tastes better after 2 weeks storage in a cool dry place and makes about 7 x 1/2 lb jars.
Add more curry powder to taste – it’s the curry powder that makes this pickle The Real Pan Yan Pickle!   

Cheers,  Tony.   P.S. If you find a recipe for Branston Pickle, let me know...

mumofstig:
Alas no quantities given but found and old recipe for Pan Yan..
Yan-Pan Pickle
You will need:-
Swede
White sugar
Apples
Carrots
White wine vinegar
Cornflour
Pickled gherkins
Green sweet peppers
Onions
Curry powder
Ground turmeric.

Peel the swede, chop it into tiny dice and put them in a large pan. Peel and dice some carrots, green peppers and onions. Slice and dice some cooking apples. Put all the vegetables in a pan. Add enough white vinegar to barely cover the vegetables, add about half a pint of water, then add about a pound of sugar. Chop a whole jar of pickled gherkins into tiny slices add them to your pan with a spoonful of ground turmeric and a large spoonful of curry powder. Bring to the boil and then reduce to simmer. Cook until all the vegetables are soft then remove from the heat and leave until cold. Next day bring to the boil again and add a large spoonful of cornflour mixed in water. Taste the mixture carefully, adding more vinegar or sugar according to your taste. Bottle in hot clean jars and keep for at least one month before use.

mumofstig:

--- Quote from: Kleftiwallah on October 02, 2023, 11:02 ---   P.S. If you find a recipe for Branston Pickle, let me know...

--- End quote ---

I have this one bookmarked, but haven't tried it yet...
https://www.food.com/recipe/the-almost-original-branston-pickle-recipe-246675

wighty:
On the Branston  front - many, many years ago I followed a recipe I found that matched the ingredients on their jar (minus of course some of the 'chemical' type stuff listed).  It tasted okay but was too soft.  It must be a trade secret to keep Branston veg 'solid'. 

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