Cherry Chutney

Origin: Mobile, Alabama

Source: Abby Fisher, 1881

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Seed the cherries.
  2. Chop the silver skin onions fine.
  3. Put the onions to cook in half a gallon of vinegar for 10 minutes.
  4. Add the seeded cherries.
  5. Season with two ounces of ground cinnamon, one teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, one teaspoonful of black pepper, and two tablespoonfuls of salt.
  6. Continue to cook with a slow fire for twelve hours, stirring occasionally and keeping from burning.

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