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Elderberry Chutney
Herbal Recipe
Good use can be made of the elderberries for Elderberry Chutney, and the following recipe will be found excellent.
Ingredients:
2 pounds Elderberries
1 large onion
1 pint vinegar
1 teaspoonful salt
1 teaspoonful ground ginger
2 tablespoonsful sugar
1 teaspoonful cayenne and mixed spices
1 teaspoonful mustard seed.
Directions:
Stalk, weigh and wash the berries; put them into a pan and bruise with a wooden spoon; chop the onion and add with the rest of the ingredients and vinegar. Bring to the boil and simmer till it becomes thick. Stir well, being careful not to let it burn as it thickens. Put into jars and cover.
Variation
Rub 1-1/2 pound of berries through a wire sieve, pound 1 onion, 6 cloves, 1/4 ounce ground ginger, 2 ounces Demerara sugar, 3 ounces stoned raisins, a dust of cayenne and mace, 1 teaspoonful salt and 1 pint vinegar. Put all in an enamelled saucepan and boil with the pulp of the berries for 10 minutes. Take the pan from the fire and let it stand till cold. Put the chutney into jars and cork securely.
