Any preserve style cooks out there?
I have decided to make my Mom's favourite fruit sauce/chutney for her for Christmas. Problem is, it calls for 20 ripe tomatoes, 6 peaches and 6 pears. I live in the ccccold north, so nothing in the stores is vine or tree ripe at this time of year. Is it possible to use canned tomatoes, peaches and pears? Will it taste awful? How many cans of tomatoes equal 20 ripe tomatoes? The recipe is from 40 years ago when tomatoes were more like the beefsteak style, so probably larger than today's tomatoes. Hoping the Lavender Room can rise to the occasion!
Bamboo
I have decided to make my Mom's favourite fruit sauce/chutney for her for Christmas. Problem is, it calls for 20 ripe tomatoes, 6 peaches and 6 pears. I live in the ccccold north, so nothing in the stores is vine or tree ripe at this time of year. Is it possible to use canned tomatoes, peaches and pears? Will it taste awful? How many cans of tomatoes equal 20 ripe tomatoes? The recipe is from 40 years ago when tomatoes were more like the beefsteak style, so probably larger than today's tomatoes. Hoping the Lavender Room can rise to the occasion!
Bamboo