Ingredients

• 1 big onion, about ½ lb, chopped quite small
• 4 lb gooseberries
• ½ lb raisins, about ½ of a packet
• 1½ lb sugar, ¾ of a bag
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• a good pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 pint malt vinegar

Method

1. Chop the onion up quite small, then put it in a jam pan with all the other ingredients and bring to the boil.
2. Simmer for three-quarters of an hour or more until thick, stirring every now and then to make sure it doesn't stick. Use the wooden-spoon trick — draw it along the bottom of the pan to check you can see the line clearly.
3. Pot into hot clean jars when done. Cover with vinegar-proof paper, then leave to cool before covering and labelling.

Notes