Nature has her own timetable and her programme is set to ensure we are well stocked for those winter months. This is why we currently have an abundance of apples ready to harvest and the sloes in the hedgerows are ready to collect. Most people think of cider in Brittany when it comes to harvesting apples for use the following year and I am sure you have all heard of sloe gin! However apples when combined with sloes makes a delicious piquant flavoured jelly which will enrich those game dishes you may wish to serve over those dark cold days of winter.
Ingredients:
20 green apples
5lb of ripe sloes
2lb of sugar
Method:
Stew the complete apples and sloes until soft. Strain through a jelly-bag. To each pint of juice add 1 lb of sugar. Bring to the boil and boil until a little sets when tested. Store in glass jars in a cool larder.
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