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- - print recipe --Sweet Cherry & Onion Chutney
- Makes 5 pints or 10 half-pints
- Ingredients
- 4 pounds sweet cherries, pitted and diced
- 2 cups minced yellow onion (about 1 large)
- 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup dried sweet cherries or dried cranberries
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 2 lemons, zested and juiced
- 3 Tbsps minced or grated fresh ginger (peeled, of course)
- 2 Tbsps mustard seed
- 2 tsps red pepper flakes
- 2 tsps sea salt
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