[chrissie B]

well we just had a load of wind and alot of my little apples have fallen and some are not ready yet well look abit green , can i use these as i also have a whole branch full that fell off in the last big wind we had i put them in the shedd hoping hey may ripen up any ideas i was thinking about some chutney all ideas welcome .
chrissie b

[aelf]

we've been eating apple crumble for the last few weeks using windfalls. mmm, apple crumble! 

[chrissie B]

were yours a bit green i was told as a child you would get a sore stomach ??
chrissie b

[aelf]

yes, very green 

but peeled, cored and stewed in sugar sorts them out 

[chrissie B]

great was going to make some chutney for chrstmas and some pudding 
chrissie b

[sarajane]

I have access to windfalls and have just made half a dozen jars of apple jelly but with a difference.

I divided the jam into 3 and into one put lots of chopped chillies, into the 2nd lots of chopped mint for a mint jelly and  in the 3rd 4 cloves of roasted garlic, pounded up with a few sage leaves.  Delish if I say so myself.

[Foghorn-Leghorn]

They would be really good for the pectin needed for perhaps elderberry or blackberry jelly (if you have a jelly bag to strain them through).

Also good for mint jelly as previously mentioned.

Or perhaps as the base for mustard relish.

I've got a good Nigella spiced apple chutney recipe if you're interested? 

[Trillium]

When the kids were small, we got lots of windfalls I picked from my local orchard. Just cut off any bad spots. Unripe ones were left to ripen in our cool garage and then turned into whatever was needed. Most apple juices/ciders are made from windfalls.

[Growster...]

yes, very green 

but peeled, cored and stewed in sugar sorts them out 

Yup, quite right, but you can also leave out the sugar, and just use some sultanas instead!

Marvellous mixture, and we've frozen loads as well!