Sauce & Pickle Recipes > Damson Pickle
2lb sugar
4 tablespoons vinegar
8 cloves
1/4 oz cinnamon
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Stand it in a moderate oven and leave until the sugar has dissolved.
- Wipe the damsons with a cloth and prick them well with a small pronged fork.
- Add the syrup to the damsons.
- Add the spices tied in a muslin bag.
- Boil gently for 15 minutes.
- Remove the spices, squeezing as much juice as possible from the bag with a wooden spoon against the side of the container.
- Pack the damsons tightly in jars and cover with the liquor.
- Cover and seal when cold.
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How to make damson pickle:
A way to preserve the whole damsons. Delicious eaten with cold meats and cheese - remember to be careful of the stones still in the fruit!
Ingredients
4lb damsons2lb sugar
4 tablespoons vinegar
8 cloves
1/4 oz cinnamon
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Put the sugar and vinegar in an oven proof container.- Stand it in a moderate oven and leave until the sugar has dissolved.
- Wipe the damsons with a cloth and prick them well with a small pronged fork.
- Add the syrup to the damsons.
- Add the spices tied in a muslin bag.
- Boil gently for 15 minutes.
- Remove the spices, squeezing as much juice as possible from the bag with a wooden spoon against the side of the container.
- Pack the damsons tightly in jars and cover with the liquor.
- Cover and seal when cold.
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- See other Food & Drink Websites in The Green Chronicle's Directory.
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