Marrow Chutney

I made some Marrow Chutney yesterday and thought you might like the recipe, so with all measurements approximate here goes:

Ingredients: 4lbs of Marrow, 1lb of Cooking Apples, 1lb of Onions, 1lb Brown Sugar, 1 desertspoon of Turmeric, 1 desertspoon of Mustard Powder, 1 pint of Spiced Vinegar, 1 Pinch of Salt during cooking.

Peel and chop the Marrow and dice into half inch cubes. Put into fairly large mixing bowl and lightly sprinkle with Salt to draw out the water overnight (don't overdo the Salt here, or it will taste awful).

Next day, press/drain out as much water as you can and put the Marrow into a saucepan with chopped (diced about the same size as the Marrow) Cooking Apples and Onions.

Pour in 1 pint of Spiced Vinegar and bring to the boil, turn down the heat to simmer until vegetables/fruit are soft (normally about 20 minutes). When soft add 1lb Brown Sugar and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring regularly so that the sugar doesn't burn on the bottom of the saucepan.

Mix 1 desertspoon of Mustard Powder with 1 desertspoon of Turmeric using a small amount of Spiced Vinegar to get to a paste. Add the paste to the saucepan, cook for another 10 minutes and bottle when cold.

Don't forget to sterilize your jars and it will keep for ages, that is if you can leave it alone!

Eat at anytime, but mainly with cheese and biscuits of an evening with a glass of wine, cold meats ham, turkey etc (especially Boxing Day dinner)...enjoy!

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My mum used to make marrow chutney, so your recipe brings back memories. 

I made some cranberry and ginger chutney the other day and now I am going to make a cranberry and apple chutney.

Marrow is very very nutritious you know....though it's hard to get ahold of in the stores...and it would probably require going to an small owner meat market. There's been an suggestion to me one time by an elder that this eating the marrow in the past is why many ancestors never heard of "Cancer". Is spiced vinegar something special you can buy also...I've never heard of it unless you mean cider vinegar...just wondering.

Sue I just looked up Zucchini and I reckon you are having us on, it's a Marrow!! I don't know, you 'Americans'.....always got to try to nick our vegetables and change the name! Lol

Thinks.....that should wind up our dear Sue and make no mistake, I know the answer already she'll be raging, shouting.....I'm not American, I'm British! You wait and see (She's harmless though), well she is whilst she's in the States! Lol

I AM ENGLISH! See, I shouted at you, Ron. 

So, a zucchini is a marrow then. I guess the Americans don't let them grow big over here, as I've certainly not seen one at the supermarket. 

I don't like zucchini or marrow by the way.