Hello Ruth!
Sunday September 08 1996 00:57, Ruth Hanschka wrote to Ian Hoare:
 IH>> Title: Garden Relish (Branston Pickle)
 IH>> Categories: Relishes, Preserves, Chutney
 RH> Snagged!  I just may have to make this.:)
I don't want anyone to think that I'm knocking their taste. as the romans (or 
someone) had it, "de gustibus non disputandum est". (I learnt that as an 
example of a gerundive - which I can't say I really understood). "About 
taste, it is not meet to be disputed" - literally. That said, I'm not a great 
fan of Branstons, which i find too rooty and too crude in flavour. I also 
find it's too acid. I'm no great pickle freak except that sweet & sour 
gherkin recipe I put up some time ago. I do, on the other hand adore 
utneys.
 RH> What kind of yield is 20 servings?  It doesn't look like much.  I
 RH> might have to quad the thing to make it worth the effort.
I would try it as writ, and see how you get on with it. If you like it, then 
by all means quadruple it next time around. As I said, it ain't my favorite, 
but with Helen and Eleanor both keen to find a recipe, I just up and done my 
duty!
However, my real reason for writing is to give you a BIG thank you. When we 
got back from our Hols, what was waiting for us but a lovely package. Now 
I'll be able to make all those recipes with allspice in again. the 
snickerdoodle recipe tempted Jacquie (so maybe she'll be making some soon. I 
was also tickled by the coffee beans. Tell me, did they have a spicy scent 
when you put them in, or is it the propinquity (now there's a REAL snooty 
word) of the allspice that gives them that lovely smell?
Thanks a whole bundle, Ruth.
All the Best
Ian
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