How'd'ja like them apples!

I have some apples that are just starting to get wrinkly. And a desire to eat more fruit for breakfasts. But I can't eat these guys fast enough. So I'm in the process of stewing them, with the juice of 4 lemons, a pinch of allspice, a cinnamon stick (and a pinch of ground, too), a few spoons of honey and about 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. There was about 8 apples, and I've just diced them.

The plan is to stick it in a container in the fridge, and eat it with yoghurt and museli. And it should last a good 2 weeks longer than the apples would have.

I need to remember to do this with my fruit more often.

Sweet Tomato Chutney

What to do when you have heaps of toms to eat.

8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
5 inch piece of ginger, roughly chopped
2x400g tins chopped tomatoes, or 800g peeled fresh
300 clear vinegar
350gm jaggery or brown sugar
2 tablespoons sultanas
2 teasp salt
3/4 teasp cayenne pepper
chili powder (optional)

Combine garlic, ginger and half the toms in a blender and blend till smooth.
Put the rest of the tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, sultanas and salt in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Bring to the boil and and add the garlic and ginger mixture. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 90-120 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick enough to tall off a spoon in sheets. Make sure the mixture doesn't catch / burn.
Add the cayenne. For a hotter chutney, add the chili. Leave to cool, then pour into steralized jars. Store in a cool place, or in the fridge.
Makes 2 cups.

I find that the cayenne is enough to give this quite a nice warmness, without being evil. I always add a little more garlic, of course. And I was mad enough to take the skins off the cherry tomatoes before I made it, and I think it was worth it.

From The Food Of The World