This was my last batch of 2022 chutney made a couple of weeks ago. A pan of sliced red onions, red wine vinegar and sugar,
which made jars of Sweet Onion Marmalade Chutney.....................
Which were added to my "Jam Cupboard" out in the garage........ looking much healthier this year after the very sparse moving house year last year.
Chutneys and relishes on the top shelf and jams and marmalades on the second. Too many just for me so I'll be giving some away (as well as the small jars at the back of the bottom shelf which are for this years Christmas hampers.)
Also on the bottom shelf is the 'wine cellar'!. I don't drink and never buy wine so these must have been wins from a raffle but probably from years ago................. does that make them vintage? Doubt it.
Wrapped in bubble wrap on the bottom are a couple of tins of prepared Lemon mix for making Lemon Marmalade. Had to send for those, nowhere to buy them locally anymore.
Preserve making is finished for 2022. What will I do in 2023?
Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard is doing well this year.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not bare- thank goodness
DeleteOh your cupboard is a thing of beauty. My preserves store also looks better this year but like you cannot find prepared mix anywhere, not even the standard orange one, bet it’s not 2.20 a tin anymore. Lots of apple jelly here and most will be given away. Loving your alphabet series. Sandra.
ReplyDeleteI think the last tin of Orange Mamade I got was from the big Morrisons
DeleteI always used to use Mamade for marmalade, my Seville orange marmalade was always a disaster.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't be doing with all that peeling, chopping etc when tins are available
DeleteLove the storage cupboard. May I just mention that wine does not keep forever and will deteriorate over the years, especially in the garage where the temperatures fluctuate throughout the year. As you're not going to drink it, how about passing it on to your family whilst it is still drinkable?
ReplyDeleteI've tried giving it away - but they don't drink white wine! Discovered one was Port............why, when..........no idea
DeletePut them into a raffle?
DeleteI make marmalade with Seville oranges. The recipe calls for cutting the oranges in half and boiling them in water with some cut lemons. After boiling you let it cool, then chop up the oranges and lemons, return to the pan and boil with sugar. It’s not too much of a faff and, for me, is worth it as I like thick cut marmalade.
ReplyDeleteI'm a lazy Marmalade maker!
DeleteThat’s a very impressive jam cupboard! The chutney you’ve made looks lovely as well. I really like the idea of making preserves but it’s something I never seem to get round to.
ReplyDeleteIt's something I enjoy but only a little at a time and not too often
DeleteI was curious and ‘investigated’ your onion chutney online…..gosh there’s some strange recipes out there. Some had many more ingredients than yours yet the results were exactly the same. I’m all for simplicity so yours would be the go to for me…if I made it
ReplyDeleteI should have put a link to the recipe which is on the separate recipe page - scroll down a long way
DeleteYour cupboard looks nice and full ready for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteCathy
Plenty to give away to the family
DeleteI have never made marmalade or jam. I did make dill pickles in the past but that is it for me when it comes to canning or putting anything up in jars. Seemed like too much work to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's something I've been doing for a long time, I even made to sell for a while but that was too much like hard work.
DeleteEvery year, I vow to make preserves. Some day I am going to actually do it. I used to, long ago.
ReplyDeleteNext year....perhaps?
DeleteI made vinegar from unwanted wine. ~ skye
DeleteYour cupboard looks well stocked. Even better you know the exact content in each jar. Nothing is better than homemade.
ReplyDeleteAll well labelled!
DeleteI love orange marmalade and buy a French brand Bonne something. Name escapes me and I'm too lazy to look in the refridgerator.
ReplyDeleteProbably Bonne Maman . It started French but is made all around the world. It's expensive here - due to the fancy jar and gingham lid!
DeleteIf the wines were originally raffle prizes they were probably cheap wines in the first place and will if older than 2 to 3 years, and err on the side of caution here, have gone off and taste of vinegar.
ReplyDeleteYour cupboard is filling nicely with things for yourself and gifts for others.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.