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Cherry~Apple Jalapeno Chutney

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This month in the Food in Jars Food Mastery Challenge, we are featuring jellies and shrubs. I made Cherry Jelly, so I saved the actual cherries and used them in this chutney! Think about Easter and the Lamb and Mint Jelly combo you've always heard the hype about? How about Lamb (or pork loin, ham or chicken) and this Cherry~Apple Jalapeno Chutney?!?  Cherries strained from the jelly. Since the cherries had already cooked down in the jelly, I combined the other ingredients to cook down and soften.  ... then I added the cherries. Take out the cinnamon stick before canning.  It looks like this when it's finished. You can see a bit of jalapeno sitting on top of an apple in the picture. Cherry~Apple Jalapeno Chutney 1lb cherries, pitted, coarsely chopped 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 tart apple (such as Granny Smith), finely chopped 2 or 3 chopped jalapenos, or to taste 1/3 cup cider vinegar 3/4 teaspoon mustard seed 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1(4-inch) cinnamon stick In ...

Simple Fresh Fruit Salad

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Simple Fresh Fruit Salad Cantaloupe Watermelon Honeydew Melon Strawberries Grapes, Red and Green Granny Smith Apples Gala Apples Pineapple (can/cans of  DOLE� chunk) Mint, optional Simply cut the fruit into bites size chunks and toss. I used  DOLE�  canned pineapple and use part of the juice as a sauce for the salad. If you use apple or a fruit that might brown, quickly toss in the pineapple juice after slicing.