So, for the first time in my life I will try Major Grey's Chutney

Walking through the store and for the 12356th time it caught my eye. But this time I decided to actually buy a bottle and see what it is like(Crosse and Blackwell).

My mom used to make Chutney when I was a kid, not that it was in anyway part of her cultural heritage. I think much of it was an experimental nature my mom had in those days, combined with a WWII growing up sense of frugality. My imperfect recollection is that she mostly used fruits that were about to go off, but had no where near enough for a batch of jelly. Those stewed with various spices that she felt like that batch. But the supply vastly outweighed the usage, so that I was getting it in care packages in College, after a storage period that I’m sure any food-scientist today would say was way past safe-to-eat for home canning.

I really got out of the habit of having chutney available at all for the last couple decades, not real reason why, I guess because it wasn’t there in the Fridge and cupboard.

But Today I decided to see what this stuff on the store shelf all these years is like. I have to say, visually not promising. Looks like a “jelly” to the picture of “preserves” I think of as Chutney. Unfortunately I decided I would give it a fair test by doing the my old favorite way of using my mom’s. Which was on scrambled eggs. But I forgot to buy the damn eggs :(. So on my self it will sit for a bit longer.

Super Weird Combination: Major Grey’s on Cool Ranch Doritos.

Honest, everybody who was in on the creation of that combo was sober and “normal.” It just works.

I’m not familiar with that brand, but it’s a tasty topping if you find yourself with a piece of cheap salmon.

Reading this thread made me go and look up what this is, and what the US/N American idea of chutney is. This seems to be a mango chutney, so of Indian sub-continent heritage. Mango chutney does tend to be more jelly/sauce like compared to some other Indian style chutneys or indeed British style chutneys which are generally a bit more chunky, with a combination of fruit and vegetables, and spices (which sounds more like what your mother used to make?).

Mango chutney though - great on a baked potato with cheese. :smiley:

OB

Mango chutney is great on samosas.

I like to glue together really sharp cheddar and sliced apples with Major Grey Chutney. Makes a nice nibbly snack that isn’t too unhealthy