Intro
My mother in law, Nancy Ransom, was a terrific cook. She made gorgeous tomato relish and sauce, bottled peaches by the ton and always had baking in the tins. Cheese cakes (queen cakes?), chocolate and banana cakes with hundreds and thousands and crunchy Astrid biscuits. She never made scones - that was her husband Des's territory and he was a master at them - although she could whip up Cheese Puffs for unannounced visitors practically while the jug boiled! I'll share all of Nan's recipes that I have. They are a family legacy and it will be nice to share them publicly so her kids and grandkids can have them to.
Recipe
Boil gently together for 1 hour:
- 4 pounds ((2 kgs) tomatoes - sliced
- 4 large onions - sliced
- 325ml malt vinegar
- 1 pound (454g) sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 and half teaspoons dry mustard
Oh this relish is absolutely gorgeous on cheese scones - everyone elses cheese scones except mine I think, which have a success ratio of about 50%/50% (although that is higher than it was).
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