Editing Ploughman's pickle
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Ploughamn's pickle is basically a vegetable apple chutney. This is roughly adapted from recipes floating around online for reproducing the classic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branston_%28brand%29 Branston's brand pickle] popular in the UK. Of course, this home made pickle should be better. | Ploughamn's pickle is basically a vegetable apple chutney. This is roughly adapted from recipes floating around online for reproducing the classic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branston_%28brand%29 Branston's brand pickle] popular in the UK. Of course, this home made pickle should be better. | ||
This uses quite a lot of vegetables and fruits | This uses quite a lot of vegetables and fruits. | ||
Once everything had boiled down, I ended up with about 50% of what I started with by volume the next morning. In total, I ended up with about 2.5 liters of pickle that I canned for the winter. | |||
== Ingredients == | == Ingredients == | ||
Vegetables: | Vegetables: | ||
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* 2 apple | * 2 apple | ||
* 2 medium sized zucchini | * 2 medium sized zucchini | ||
* 7-8 | * 7-8 dated (pitted) | ||
* 1/4 cup of raisins | * 1/4 cup of raisins | ||
* 1/4 cup of gherkins or relish or other small pickles you have around and can chop up. | * 1/4 cup of gherkins or relish or other small pickles you have around and can chop up. | ||
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* 1pt of apple cider vinegar | * 1pt of apple cider vinegar | ||
* 12oz (by weight) brown | * 12oz (by weight) brown suar | ||
Seasonings: | Seasonings: | ||
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== Finishing == | == Finishing == | ||
The pickle is certainly edible right away but it's much better if you let it age a bit. | The pickle is certainly edible right away but it's much better if you let it age a bit. | ||
I canned my pickle in glass Ball jars and put them aside for at least 2-3 weeks. The pickle should reach a stable state after 2 months but might still improve as it stews in its juices and further integrates. | I canned my pickle in glass Ball jars and put them aside for at least 2-3 weeks. The pickle should reach a stable state after 2 months but might still improve as it stews in its juices and further integrates. | ||
