Savoury jellies

I found this with goo

Ingredients
2 lb cooked beetroot
1/2 pint water
1/2 pint vinegar
1 packet of raspberry jelly

NB These quantities are for 20 people
For home-use cut the quantities in half.
Keeping life is one week.

Method
Dice the skinned beetroot into cubes of about 1/4 - 1/2 inches. Place in a jelly mould.
Dissolve jelly in the 1/2 pint of boiling water.
Add the vinegar, stir and pour over the beetroot until it starts to float.
Allow it to set then turn out and serve with cold meats.

Surbie that sounds fab we dont have any quince around here, wonder if i could sneak a tree in, are they large trees.

Bob not sure if i fancy a rowntrees beetroot jelly lol
May have to try it and let you know 

Quote from: Beetroot queen on July 10, 2013, 20:24

Surbie that sounds fab we dont have any quince around here, wonder if i could sneak a tree in, are they large trees.

Bob not sure if i fancy a rowntrees beetroot jelly lol
May have to try it and let you know 

Call it a pre-baby present! And nope, the trees don't have to be, they just don't crop till they are about 5. Which I didn't know before I bought a 2-year one. Lots of people have the ornamental bushes in their gardens, because they are pretty and spiky. But they do nothing with the fruit. Not round here anyways.

Ahh thank you thats so kind. I am on the look out for a medlar tree too but seriously i have no room left. 

I need to find a quince that people dont want the fruit from. Wonder if i could ask on freecycle, whe. Are fruits ready.




Edit to fix quoted text.

How strange you posting this today, I came across a recipe for Beetroot jelly in my Mum's old "Farmhouse Kitchen" book and wondered whether it was worth a try.

Ohh would you mind posting it please

Don't knock the beetroot in rowntrees jelly until you have tried it.  It's lush especially with cold meats and salad at this time of year.

As Debz has said, this recipe uses jelly.

2lb beetroot
half pint white vinegar
6 cloves
6 peppercorns
A small bay leaf
half a packet of raspberry jelly

1. Wash beetroots and trim stalks to 1inch.
2. Boil beetroots in water until soft
3. Allow to cool, peel skin, trim ends.
4. Cut into half inch dice, pack into sterilised jars.
5. Place vinegar and spces in a pan and cover.  Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes, strain, discarding spices.
6. Pour onto the jelly and dissolve completely.  Cool slightly (don't allow to set)
7. Pour over beetroot covering completely.  When set, put on wax paper disc.  Screw on top.