Spicy Plum Chutney

Ingredients:

2 lbs of plums pitted and halved

2 tsp ground ginger

1 cup apple cider vinegar

½ cup malt vinegar

1 medium red onion, diced

¾ tsp crushed red pepper

1 tbs mustard seeds

1 tsp salt

1 ¼ cup light brown sugar

1 cinnamon stick

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until mixture is thick and of jam like consistency. Place into clean and sterilized canning jars and seal.

Variations –  Add some additional types of fresh or dried fruit such as dried apricot, pineapple, apple, raisins, dried cranberries or cherries.

The story:

One of our children recently moved to a new home and the yard had a very large plum tree. We were blessed with a very large bag of plums and I really had no idea what to do with the leftovers after I made a plum tart (I’ll post that later!) Paul suggested I have a go at making some spicy plum chutney. Honestly, I never heard of it. Jam, yes. However, the idea seemed intriguing. I spent a bit of time looking up every plum chutney recipe I could find. I ended up taking bits and pieces from many of the recipes and combined them together to make this one my own.