Buddha Pear says THANK YOU!

A Hamper list

There are two prizes and between them the hampers include, but are not limited to...
Hoop's Aligator Sauce
Mango Chutney
Drew's BBQ Sauce
Birdie's Bahart
Quince Jones Jelly
Estelle's Mint Sauce
Big Red Tomato Relish
Barbie Sauce
Loquat and Mango (hot) Chutney
Frankie's Famous Relish
Chutney Club Label Sparkling Rosé, Sparkling Shiraz, a Marlborough Sauv Blanc and a Cruickshank Cabernet Franc...

Christmas Hamper

It's happening again. Go to your friendly chutney club member for your chance to win one of two prizes. Tickets are $2 each or three for $5. Here is a sampler of some of the goods.



Each Hamper will also include some crackers and other tasty goods to round out your chutney club experience. As well as giving you the chance to win some of this loot, proceeds will allow us to contribute gifts to Oxfam.

Working in 26 countries, Oxfam Australia is providing people with the skills and resources needed to develop their own solutions to poverty. Simple things like seeds, clean water systems, and skills training can mean the difference between desperate poverty and hope for the future.

With the proceeds from the last fundraiser we bought goats, chickens, piglets and a veggie patch for families in need. Perhaps this year we can provide some chutney related gifts of fruit trees, some breakfast and also some eggs.

The raffle will be drawn at the end of year BBQ on December 15th. We will endeavor to deliver prizes before Christmas to help with festivities. Get in touch if you want a ticket!

'I think it's so great that you are in some kind of cheese platter group.'

Spring Chutney Club

Some people went to great efforts. Raised the bar. Like Estelle, who roasted lamb, and brought it still warm, in time to try with her mint sauce. And Lydia who made corn fritters to try with her delicious Barbie sauce. I also have fond memories of Zoe's Red Pepper relish and Donald's Loquat and Mango chutney, but I came away with some runny jam and an I owe you note for some other runny jam. Sometimes the chutney lords don't smile on you.








It was a lovely picnic though, and Rachael and I made a Rocket cake for Sailor's fourth birthday. Clancy and the twins slayed us with cuteness and well, it's just a good bunch, even the ones with the runny jam.

Brother Clubs

Not just sausage club, and cake club, and the *friendly* chutney club, but I just stumbled upon the broast and Slappahhhhhzzzzzzzzz Tapassssssss.

*apparently we are the other chutney club, the original, exclusive and downright mean chutney club. Who needs to be friendly when you have chutney club?

Estelle's winter chutney club

Minutes from the last meeting

There has been muttering about a winter chutney club.
Let us say Sunday the 26th of July.

On the agenda for the next meeting;

* Tomato Chutney.
* Spring meeting and collection for the second CHUTNEY CLUB XMAS HAMPER.
* Chutney Club Christmas Charity Raffle and Social.

Go forth and preserve. Let's buy another goat!

Chutney Club Christmas Cricket

Yes, there was chutney and picnics and cricket and hooping (no hooper!) and cricketers moustaches and sausages and little children and a sack of presents... Was nice...

chutney club cristmas cricket

Hello Tomato

We had the Great Tomato Chutney Challenge at Rachel's place some weeks ago. In my opinion, a fine selection of chutneys - as well as a jelly and a sauce - that demonstrated the distance this club has come since its inception. And a lovely colour range - bright red to reddy-brown.

Photos to follow.

1940s Chutney Club

Unidentified stacks of home-canned food (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress

From this amazing flickr page that Ronan pointed out

the letter

proof
Originally uploaded by computercake

See below

official receipt for donations

Thank You.

Organisation: Chutney Club

Your gift will go towards projects that are improving the lives of those in some of the world’s poorest communities.

Working in 26 countries, Oxfam Australia is providing people with the skills and resources needed to develop their own solutions to poverty. Simple things like seeds, clean water systems, and skills training can mean the difference between desperate poverty and hope for the future.

All gifts purchased through Oxfam Unwrapped are tried and tested items used in our everyday work, items that are making an enormous difference to poor families.

Purchased Items

$39 - Goat
$10 - Chickens
$39 - Goat
$35 - Piglets
$52 - Veggie gardens

Big Red Tomato Relish

It's good with everything, cheesy melts, eggs, BBQ's, cold meats and sandwiches etc. It also makes a good Christmas present.

Ingredients

2.5 Kg. Tomatoes
1.25 Kg Onions
0.75 Kg raw Sugar
2 granny smith apples grated
1-Tablespoon Curry Powder
1-Tablespoon Salt
chopped fresh ginger
1 small chilli
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
0.5-Teaspoon Cayene Pepper (Optional – Spicy)
apple cider vinegar

Method:

Scald and skin tomatoes – cut into pieces. Slice onions and sprinkle over with the salt.
Put tomatoes & onions in pot and almost cover with vinegar, add remaining ingredients.

Boil all together until thick and spreadable consistency. Stir to avoid sticking to pot.

Bottle while hot in sterilised jars.

I often mess with this, by switching spices. Mustard seeds are good, so are cloves. A star anise, whole peppercorns or some coriander seeds. Follow your nose.

some photos

from the meeting at flieschys...

quincy

i'm making quince cheese. it smells amazing.

sugar sugar

chutney club is mmmmm...eating again. it's all autumnal fruits, we have a few jams and jellies already so maybe it'll be another INSANE sugar rush...

somebody please go savoury....

9th april... 4pm.

we'll also plan this so called social...

want to win a meat pack?

this is the barrel. i was barrel girl. we raised some funds. we shall meet soon to discuss the number of goats we can purchase... make plans for world domination...
sausage club and cake club both made appearances in the draw. didn't win though. xxx

buying a goat

we are we are. for a hungry family. we might try to buy a few of them.

with funds raised from our annual chutney club christmas hamper raffle. tickets are on sale now. the draw is on the 24th of december at newtown social club 181 brunswick street 2 pm.

buy a ticket (there; or from your friendly club member) before then and you'll be in with a chance to win one of two hampers of chutney club booty... which means chrismas will be joyous and tasty.

some featured items are

drews jalapeno sauce
brookes mango & strawberry love jam
dell's peppercorn jelly
kates rhubarb & ginger jam
dons big apple chutney
estelles nectarine chutney
cate peachy-keen christmas chutney
annies date & apple chutney

also some other tasty goods...

funds rasied will also go towards our club social; which even sausage club will be invited too... cake club too. a taste sensation.