[rhythmvick]

As long as the jars were well sterilised and the lids were firmly screwed on, they should be fine. Check for surface mould but chutney is a preserve so it should be preserved! 

[Val H]

Several years if they've been sterilized right. We're still eating chutneys from 2004!!!!!!!!!!!

[davethespread]

taaaa rhythmvick oops thank you val

[chrissie B]

i had some green tomatoe chutney 2 years on investigating it it tasted like brown sauce to we just perked it up a bit and blitzed it smooth.
also good for bbq marinades .
chrissie b

[MoreWhisky]

Ive managed to give 2 jars away this morning 

Im only making 1 batch this yr! Not 3 

[tosca100]

Make some tarts...roll lot some puff pastry, cut individual rounds, score a rim, spread chutney over the centre, top with goats cheese and bake...MMMMMMM

[Paul Plots]

Several years if they've been sterilized right. We're still eating chutneys from 2004!!!!!!!!!!!

And it often improves with keeping.... if you can keep it that long! 

[Carrotcake]

Rhythmvick, we've just tried your pork and chutney recipe (using last year courgette chutney) and it is blindin' 

[Janeymiddlewife]

another one - make cheese & chutney sandwiches, cut into triangles, place in ovenproof dish, beat 3 eggs with half a pint of milk and pour over sarnies, bake in hottish oven until puffy & golden brown - you could also put more chutney on the side 

[Beetroot queen]

Dont be daft, no-one on this planet can have too much chutney, just hide the surplus under the bed and when the cupboard has a few gaps, re-stock as needed 

I am with Val on this hubby has had chutney 6 years on I went mad when we first got together and made so much runner bean chutney it took him that long to get through it all. And you'll never guess what he said on the last jar "can you make some more"

To help him out I gave him two chutney loving children 

[plum crumble]

yes, I realise since first starting this thread that I was being a bit of a plonker!!!! 
after all, I won't have anything to make new chutney with till late summer!. What a twit!!

though I did get myself some nice recipes out of you all... heh heh hehe heeee (wanders off sniggering in a Muttley sort of way)

[rhythmvick]

Carrotcake - glad you liked it. I hope to be making courgette chutney this year - my no1 favouritest vegetable!!

another one - make cheese & chutney sandwiches, cut into triangles, place in ovenproof dish, beat 3 eggs with half a pint of milk and pour over sarnies, bake in hottish oven until puffy & golden brown - you could also put more chutney on the side 

I'll definitely try this - I'd be toying with the idea of a savoury B&B pud - I was going to do a cheese and mushroom one and serve it with bangers and peas but your one sounds even more perfect!!! 

[Carrotcake]

I grew far too many courgettes last year. It became a bit of a joke, but it did give me a chance to try all sorts of courgette recipes.

Hubby drew the line at Courgette and Chocolate Cake. He thought I was getting a bit too like the mad old lady on Vicar if Dibley. I shouldn't have told him what was in it, but the green bits gave it away anyway 

[Yorkie]

If you peel the skin off the courgette first, before grating it, then you don't see the green bits 

[Paul Plots]

If you peel the skin off the courgette first, before grating it, then you don't see the green bits 

Especially if you grow the yellow skinned variety