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                           BLUEBERRY CHUTNEY

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Relishes

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       Sharon Stevens
  4       c            Fresh blueberries, rinsed
                       -and stemmed
  1       md           Onion, finely chopped
  1 1/2   c            Red wine vinegar
    1/2   c            Golden raisins
    1/2   c            Firmly packed brown sugar
  2       ts           Yellow mustard seed
  1       tb           Grated crystalized ginger
    1/2   ts           Ground cinnamon
  1       pn           Of salt
  1       pn           Of ground nutmeg
    1/2   ts           Dried red pepper flakes

 Try this chutney with roasted turkey, duck or goose,
 meat or curries. Mixed with mayonnaise or plain yogurt
 it makes a piquant dressing for salads made with meat,
 poulty and fruits.

 Place blueberries in 4 quart saucepan; add onion,
 vinegar, raisins,brown sugar, mustard seed, ginger,
 cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and red pepper flakes. Bring
 mixture to a boil; simmer over medium heat,
 stirringoccasionally, for about 45 minutes, or until
 chutney is thick. Meanwhile, wash 4 half pint jars.
 Keep hot until needed.  Prepare lids as manufacturer
 directs. Ladle the hot chutney into 1 hot jar at a
 time, leaving 1/2 inch head space. Wipe jar rim with a
 clean, damp cloth.  Attach lid. Fill and close
 remaining jars.  Process in a boiling water bath for
 15 minutes (20 minutes 1,001 to 3,000 feet; 25 minutes
 3,001 to 6,000 feet; 30 minutes above 6,000 feet)

 Origin: Adapted from "Preserving Today, by Jeanne
 Lesem. Shared by: Sharon Stevens



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