I never really thought about making cakes etc with crabapples. They are just so small that it seemed really fiddly to do very much except jelly. Also my mum has an apple tree in her garden and I always get loads of them to use. I did make jelly in the end with the crabapples and it tastes good. It is a lovely pink shade too. Very pretty.

I am making the chutney recipe that Lilith posted with apples from my mum. I suppose I should have anticipated that having raw onion and vinegar sitting in the kitchen for three days would have made the house stink, but it didn't occur to me. Thank goodness it gets bottled tonight!