Apple Relish

Fine Frome Food

For some years, the growers of Orchard Street Community Allotments in Frome have put out trays of apples from their two mature apple-trees for passers-by to help themselves. Here’s a recipe from one of our users – Joy King. She says the original recipe came from a Dorset WVS (Women’s Voluntary Service) recipe book. I can confirm it’s really tasty and tangy – with bread from John the Baker’s at Badcox and Keen’s cheddar cheese from Sagebury Cheese in Cheap Street (see photo).

Sagebury Cheese

Ingredients
1¾ pounds prepared apples (i.e. after coring and peeling)
1 pound sugar
½ pound sultanas
Juice of one lemon
½ teaspoon allspice
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¾ pint vinegar

Newton Wonder Apple

Method
Combine all ingredients and cook down to a pulp. Time depends on type and state of apples used. It’s ready when a spoon is dragged across bottom of pan and little liquid is seen.

Joy says, “I make this in a pressure cooker, which takes no time at all. Spices can be varied to suit yourself as can sugar. This quantity makes approx. 3 x 12 ounce jars.