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Plum-Pear-Cranberry Chutney

Here's how you make Plum-Pear-Cranberry Chutney
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  • Servings: 80
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 3h
  • The following recipe serves 80 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 5 pounds plums, fresh
  • 3 medium pears, fresh (peeled, cored and sliced)
  • 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen-no need to thaw)
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups raisins
  • 4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup crystallized ginger, chopped
  • 3 cups white vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 3 cinnamon sticks (three-inches each)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Do not peel plums. Slice in half and remove pit.

  • Step 2: In a large flat-bottom, non-aluminum kettle, stir together all ingredients except allspice, cloves and cinnamon. Tie these in a square of double-thick cheesecloth and add to mixture.

  • Step 3: Heat mixture to boiling, stirring frequently. Reduce heat. Simmer 2 hours, stirring frequently, until chutney is thick and syrupy. Remove spice bag and discard.

  • Step 4: Thirty minutes before end of cooking, prepare 1/2 pint jelly jars. Preheat oven to 250°F Wash jars in hot soapy water and rinse. Place on oven rack and keep warm until ready to fill.

  • Step 5: Bring water in canning pot to a boil.

  • Step 6: Using a ladle, fill jars to 1/4 inch of top. Wipe rims clean with a damp, clean cloth. Put lid on jar and tighten ring. Place jars in lifter rack and process in boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove jars to a wire rack and cool completely. Lids should pop. If any do not pop, store in refrigerator and use within a couple of weeks.

  • Step 7: Store sealed jars in a dark, cool place. Label with date.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • 20-24 half pint canning jars with lids and rings. Large canning pot with lift out rack.

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