Beetroot Chutney by Elaine

Ingredients (makes about  3 lb approx):

  • 2 lb beetroot cooked
  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 1 lb cooking apples
  • 8 oz sugar
  • 1 pint malt vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • half teaspoon ground ginger
  • half teaspoon salt

Instructions:

  1. Peel and core apples and chop finely
  2. Peel and chop onions
  3. Mix all ingredients together except the beetroot
  4. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 min
  5. Finely chop beetroot (when cool enough to handle) into tiny squares and add to mix and simmer for another 15 min until thick
  6. Pot into hot sterilized jars
  7. Eat after 3 months if you can wait that long!