All the pears are ripening on our tree now and I am in a rush to get as much done with them as I can before its too late. I made the crumble the other day and then I made this delicious Spiced Pear Chutney! I call it Autumn in a Jar! We love chutneys in this house. In fact chutney was one of the first things I learnt to make when I went to Culinary College. It is a very British thing. I think I could make a chutney out of just about anything. A chutney is a spicy condiment/relish which contains the perfect balance of sweet, sour and spicy! Mango chutney is a favourite, but there is no end to the types of chutney you can create if you stick to the rule of thumb that whereas relishes mostly contain vegetables, a chutney is largely based on a fruit. And you want a perfect balance of the trinity of chutney which is as I said above, sweet, sour and spicy! This one is largely composed of pears and onions with some dried cranberries. Yo...