Bergie's Colonel Grey's Chutney

Major Grey eat your heart out! If you like chutney you'll love this one. Wonderful with a curry or a ploughman's lunch. Use it on hamburgers. It can be used in so many ways to spruce up your tastebuds.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 45 mins
• Yields: 12 Half pint Jars

Ingredients

• 1  quart white vinegar
• 6  cups demerara sugar
• 5  lbs  peeled cored and chopped apples (weight after peeling)
• 4  ounces  fresh grated ginger
• 4  cloves garlic
• 1  ounce  red chili seeds (in a muslin bag)
• 1  teaspoon cayenne
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 lb  dark seedless raisins
• 1 (170 g) bag craisins (sweetened dried cranberries)

Directions

1. Heat vinegar and sugar, stirring until the sugar is melted.
2. Add apples and remaining ingredients.
3. Bring to a boil, cover and lower the heat so it is just simmering. Continue cooking until it is very dark and a nice consistency apprx 3-4 hours
4. Remove Chili bag after 30 minutes
5. Put in sterilized jars and seal (I use the very small 1/4 pint size jars- this recipe makes 24 This size jar is just the right size for a small dinner party)i