Chutney making help please!

[pinkspottywellies]

OK, I have a green tomato chutney recipe. It's cooking and smells lovely but....

How long is it going to take to thicken?

How thick do I need it? (should it look like finished chutney or does it thicken more as it matures?)

Do I need to put the jars in the oven?

Do I need to fill the jars to the top?

Do I put the lids straight on when it's hot?

TIA

Sorry no idea, but could I be cheeky and ask for the recipe?
Thanks

made my fist batch this week. It took ages to thicken - I did it til the between chunks liquid looked jammy - dont know if thats right. Jars do need sterilising. I left about a 1cm gap, put on a wax disk and put lid on while hot so that as it cools it creates a partial vacuum. Will let you know in 6 weeks if I did the right thing!!

Curlywurly it's here by wisteria.

Thanks Kitten. Do I need wax discs? [panic] If so I fear I may be screwed!

I don't use wax dics and it's fine. I do however recommend not using jars with metal lids as the vinegar can corrode them.

I let it cook until thick enough so that a spoon dragged along the bottom of the pan leaves a clear gap behind it IYSWIM.

Thanks

FIL has given me a HUGE bag of green toms, not that I feel like going anywhere near them with this all day morning sickness

Thanks MrsT. I read the thing about metal lids the other day somewhere so already vetoed a honey jar with a metal lid!

Oh dear. It's been bubbling for well over an hour and still isn't very thick.

I just read a suggestion on another website to turn the jars upside down to cool - anyone tried this?

No idea! It was an aussie site and it just said that you should turn them upside down to cool

of course! They're all upside down aren't they!

Right. It's all in the jars [nervous] I'll report back in a couple of months! The bit I spilled on the worktop was quite tasty though [hopeful]

I made the very sill mistake of doing green tom chutney in the slow cooker the week before last - it took eight hours on high to thicken. Whichever way you do it you need to have the lid off and keep checking it.
It's really nice though once you do get there!