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Friday, February 29, 2008
Tomato Relish

Posted in Protager Gardening

As you can see my tomato plants are a huge success - gee I am enjoying picking these!


Yesterday I made Tomato Relish.
2 kg of ripe tomatoes (Oh I have had some toms that are 500g each - ie 1lb each!)
6 onions - chopped.
600ml of vinegar - I used white & malt as ran out of malt - I could of sworn I had more in stockpile.
500g sugar
6 dried chillies chopped - I used ones we had picked & dried last year.
11/2 Tablespoons dry mustard powder
1 Tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon salt.

Skin tomatoes - I am getting real good at this - boil the jug & pop toms in the sink (plug in) & pour hot water over them - then with kitchen tongs pull out your tome & the skin just peels off. - skins go to chooks - nothing is wasted around here!

Roughly chop toms. Put all ingredients in a pot  - bring to boil then simmer until thick - takes about 1 1/2 hours & seems to half in volume.

Bottle & enjoy!
Photo is of what I saved for us to eat this week - it really is good!

Today I am making tomato soup to freeze for winter time. YUM!

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I was a Bank Manager in previous life (before kids) and now a kept women - home schooling our two kids.

I enjoy writing & sharing views on living a simple life, menu planning, living on one income in a two income world, home schooling, dyslexia, severe food allergies, raising coloured sheep, goats & hens, quilting, reading, cooking, gardening and of course cats.

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