CHUTNEY
- 1 lb. dried peaches
- 1 lb. dried apricots
- 1 lb. dates
- 2 lbs. Sultana raisins
- ½ lb. currants
- 2 lbs. sugar
- ¾ pint (1½ cups) vinegar
- 1 heaping tablespoonful (1 oz.) salt
- 1 tablespoonful red pepper
- 1 tablespoonful powdered cinnamon
- 1 tablespoonful powdered cloves
- 2 tablespoonfuls chopped garlic
Wash the peaches and apricots, cover them with cold water, and soak for twelve hours; put them into an earthenware dish, add the dates, seeded and cut into small pieces, add one cupful of cold water, and stew till they are soft. Add all the other ingredients and simmer for twenty minutes, stirring frequently.