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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

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By *heDesiCandiTV/TS
over a year ago

Leicester

Eh?

No

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Eh?

No "

All the recipes I've seen say put sultanas in. I dislike them intensely. I wondered if they're a requirement for thickening or something

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remove them and add a little brown sugar?

And an extra tomato?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Eh?

No

All the recipes I've seen say put sultanas in. I dislike them intensely. I wondered if they're a requirement for thickening or something "

I would have thought they add sweetness. You could add more tomatoes to make it thicker I think.

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it? "

You don't have to do anything you don't want to.

Never allow yourself to be coerced or pressurised into doing something your uncomfortable with.

Boundaries and limits should be discussed and agreed beforehand and should only be pushed with mutual agreement.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

You don't have to do anything you don't want to.

Never allow yourself to be coerced or pressurised into doing something your uncomfortable with.

Boundaries and limits should be discussed and agreed beforehand and should only be pushed with mutual agreement.

"

should we put no sultanas on our profile?

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Remove them and add a little brown sugar?

And an extra tomato?"

I don't know if that would work. Do you know if Mary Berry is a member of fab?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It will be for natural sweetness, add some honey instead- it will take the edge off the acid produced from the tomatoes. Do you like apricots? You could add a few chopped dried apricots instead?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It will be for natural sweetness, add some honey instead- it will take the edge off the acid produced from the tomatoes. Do you like apricots? You could add a few chopped dried apricots instead? "

I'm not a big fan of fruit in chutney at all. I don't mind apples though, I wonder if they would work.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

"

Is that you Mary?

thanks I will leave the sultanas out then. I'm sitting in the garden with my coffee looking at hundreds of green tomatoes thinking I really should do something with these.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

They’re not intrinsic to the recipe as I understand it although even if present, you won’t specifically be able to deduce their taste in amongst all the other ingredients (unless of course, you are blessed with John Terode’s exemplary and ostensibly superhuman taste buds!)

Remember that chutneys are cooked slowly, for a longer time than pickles and subsequently have that more ‘well done’ taste.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will be for natural sweetness, add some honey instead- it will take the edge off the acid produced from the tomatoes. Do you like apricots? You could add a few chopped dried apricots instead?

I'm not a big fan of fruit in chutney at all. I don't mind apples though, I wonder if they would work. "

Apples will make it really thick due to the pectin but you could give it a go but I wouldn't add much personally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

"

Mary?

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…


"No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

Mary?"

Berry?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

Is that you Mary?

thanks I will leave the sultanas out then. I'm sitting in the garden with my coffee looking at hundreds of green tomatoes thinking I really should do something with these. "

Open up a Whistle stop cafe and fry them

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"They’re not intrinsic to the recipe as I understand it although even if present, you won’t specifically be able to deduce their taste in amongst all the other ingredients (unless of course, you are blessed with John Terode’s exemplary and ostensibly superhuman taste buds!)

Remember that chutneys are cooked slowly, for a longer time than pickles and subsequently have that more ‘well done’ taste. "

I quite often make red tomato chutney and really enjoy that. This year I've given most of the surplus red away or made sauce and frozen it. I've never had such a large quantity of green before.

Its not so much the taste of sultanas but the consistency

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"It will be for natural sweetness, add some honey instead- it will take the edge off the acid produced from the tomatoes. Do you like apricots? You could add a few chopped dried apricots instead?

I'm not a big fan of fruit in chutney at all. I don't mind apples though, I wonder if they would work.

Apples will make it really thick due to the pectin but you could give it a go but I wouldn't add much personally "

I'm going for missing out additional fruit altogether

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

Mary?

Berry?"

Yep

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"No. I made loads last year . Didn't make a difference not having them

Is that you Mary?

thanks I will leave the sultanas out then. I'm sitting in the garden with my coffee looking at hundreds of green tomatoes thinking I really should do something with these.

Open up a Whistle stop cafe and fry them "

One of my favourite books

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it? "

No but I think it tastes better!

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I tried my (admittedly woefully inept) culinary hand at a homemade Piccalilli a few months ago. Actually, I surprised myself as it was very nice but - I swear my kitchen STILL after all this time bears the reminiscent stench of the vinegar

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

You don't have to do anything you don't want to.

Never allow yourself to be coerced or pressurised into doing something your uncomfortable with.

Boundaries and limits should be discussed and agreed beforehand and should only be pushed with mutual agreement.

should we put no sultanas on our profile? "

I wouldn't bother, nobody reads them.

Allegedly.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

You don't have to do anything you don't want to.

Never allow yourself to be coerced or pressurised into doing something your uncomfortable with.

Boundaries and limits should be discussed and agreed beforehand and should only be pushed with mutual agreement.

should we put no sultanas on our profile?

I wouldn't bother, nobody reads them.

Allegedly..... "

You can't put ' no sultanas' on your profile as it's against the Race Relations Act. You will get messages from angry Sultans.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

No but I think it tastes better! "

Noooo. Sultanas are soft and squidgy.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I tried my (admittedly woefully inept) culinary hand at a homemade Piccalilli a few months ago. Actually, I surprised myself as it was very nice but - I swear my kitchen STILL after all this time bears the reminiscent stench of the vinegar "

Yes the smell of boiling vinegar does have a particularly lingering quality.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

You don't have to do anything you don't want to.

Never allow yourself to be coerced or pressurised into doing something your uncomfortable with.

Boundaries and limits should be discussed and agreed beforehand and should only be pushed with mutual agreement.

should we put no sultanas on our profile?

I wouldn't bother, nobody reads them.

Allegedly..... You can't put ' no sultanas' on your profile as it's against the Race Relations Act. You will get messages from angry Sultans."

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
Forum Mod

over a year ago

East Sussex


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

You don't have to do anything you don't want to.

Never allow yourself to be coerced or pressurised into doing something your uncomfortable with.

Boundaries and limits should be discussed and agreed beforehand and should only be pushed with mutual agreement.

should we put no sultanas on our profile?

I wouldn't bother, nobody reads them.

Allegedly..... "

Hmmm.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

No but I think it tastes better!

Noooo. Sultanas are soft and squidgy. "

Like little wrinkly slugs when they’re rehydrated.

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By *icecouple561 OP   Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

No but I think it tastes better!

Noooo. Sultanas are soft and squidgy.

Like little wrinkly slugs when they’re rehydrated."

Bleurgh

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Do you HAVE to put sultanas on it?

No but I think it tastes better!

Noooo. Sultanas are soft and squidgy.

Like little wrinkly slugs when they’re rehydrated.

Bleurgh "

I think that's just made your mind up.

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