In this chapter Mr Slater reminisces about a time when beans would be salted for the winter. The vegetables would get softer as the winter wore on and I believe they could taste quite salty especially if you forgot to rinse them before cooking! So thank goodness for the freezer and the fact we no longer have to preserve vegetables this way.
Today I make An autumn- coloured bean chutney, a recipe Mr Slater invented to use up the last of the runner beans. " I use a recipe based on a true piccalilli..........."
Could be a difference of opinion here, I hate piccalilli and my husband loves it. Anyway we shall see.
I have to say I love making chutneys and jams, it seems very therapeutic and good for the soul - and a certain amount of self satisfaction in setting up a store of summer fruits and veg that can be eaten in the winter months.
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