Winter Fruit Chutney - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup quartered pitted prune
3/4 cup quartered dried apricot
1 large onion, chopped
1 large tart apple, peeled and finely chopped
1/2 cup canned tomato, chopped drained seeded
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (I use one teaspoon of fresh grated ginger)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon clove
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cider vinegar

Preparation

Place prunes and apricots in saucepan; add 1 cup/250 mL water and bring to boil.
Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
Stir in onion, apple, tomatoes, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, black and cayenne peppers, salt and vinegar; bring to simmer.
Cover and simmer on low, stirring occasionally, until thickened to jamlike consistency, 50 to 60 minutes.
Remove from heat and spoon into jar.