Stranded Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Okay I see where this is going..Bob Bob Bob, try Mrs Balls and a few onion rings(Raw) on bread (Make closed sami) and then braai on the barbie. Don't know if you know about Braai Brood?Stranded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest natalie3 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Right,I'm going to set the cat amongst the pigeons.......No man people.......Mrs.Balls is the South African equivalent of Marmite to the British.....It's a condiment to be used extremely sparingly. No wonder the continentals describe SA food as "bludgeoned".You won't find that sludge near an Italian or French kitchen.......ha ha Just to correct you...chutney is actually an INDIAN condiment...it just became popular in SA...and by the way its "MRS BALLS" not Mev van der merwe ne???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest natalie3 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Okay I see where this is going..Bob Bob Bob, try Mrs Balls and a few onion rings(Raw) on bread (Make closed sami) and then braai on the barbie. Don't know if you know about Braai Brood?Strandedoooh..braai broodtjies!!..but i also add grated cheese..and the chutney is the special ingredient ne?...the magic that pulls the whole experience together! I wonder what the aussies think of our braai broodtjies?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded Posted March 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Yip Braaivleis is not braaivleis unless you have atleast 2 different types of braaibroodjies! Sjoe if I wasn't stuck in a hotel in Bloem on my own, Hubby would have had to go start a braai now..ghie ghie ghieStranded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) It looks like Australians have got something to be shown by you blokes!One of the things that South Africa seems to have "exported" to Australia is the use of roof top tents on 4WDs.I bought one over a year ago, want to use it on weekends out in the bush, but just can't seem to get Ginnie out of using the caravan yet.Now the young bloke is talking of taking it on a long weekend. Edited March 2, 2008 by Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreams Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 Anyone tried Mrs Balls with a beetroot hamburger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 It souds like Mrs Balls is more readily available in Queensland. In Sydney, the only place I can get it is at the SAfrican shop. Have other Sydneysiders managed to get it elsewhere?SASFranklins Supermarkets sells some South African products, mostly Chutney, sweets, chips etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Grange 'ies Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 the best sandwich in the world [size="5"]Chutney and Banana sandwich-2 slices of bread-1 banana-margerine to taste-Mrs Balls extra strong chutneyButter bread and cut banana in slices and arrange on bread. on the other piece of bread spread a generous portion of Mrs Balls. Put together and enjoy. yummie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest natalie3 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 the best sandwich in the world [size="5"]Chutney and Banana sandwich-2 slices of bread-1 banana-margerine to taste-Mrs Balls extra strong chutneyButter bread and cut banana in slices and arrange on bread. on the other piece of bread spread a generous portion of Mrs Balls. Put together and enjoy. yummie My favourite is the same..the only extra is some bacon!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniedejager Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Swear it is only love that get you to do things like this!Hubby needs to know if Mrs Balls (Chutney Bob!) is in Ausieland aswell?StrandedYes, there is alot of SA products here in Perth in the local IGA stores. There is also SA shops around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranded Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 Thank you all for giving us peace of mind! Stranded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmanwa Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Cape to Cairo Ruse Street Osborne Park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Kate Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Right,I'm going to set the cat amongst the pigeons.......No man people.......Mrs.Balls is the South African equivalent of Marmite to the British.....It's a condiment to be used extremely sparingly. No wonder the continentals describe SA food as "bludgeoned".You won't find that sludge near an Italian or French kitchen.......ha ha Before you insult Mrs. Ball any further, CapeTownToolNut ... Mrs. Ball of chutney fame just happens to be my dad's great aunt (NO ... I'm not kidding!!!). So watch what you say or you'll have the Chutney Mafia spreading chutney on your doorstep! Ha, ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeInOz Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Just to correct you...chutney is actually an INDIAN condiment...it just became popular in SA...and by the way its "MRS BALLS" not Mev van der merwe ne????http://www.women24.com/Women24v2/ContentDi...0,,4456,00.htmlIn the March 2004 edition of Sarie Magazine, writer André Le Roux uncovers the life story of Mrs. Ball and her secret chutney recipe. Here, with kind permission from Sarie, we let you in on the secret. For the full story and loads more wonderful reads, get the March 2004 edition of Sarie - on sale now. Although Mrs. Ball’s chutney is considered to be a truly South African product, the recipe, in reality, comes from Canada. The name chutney was adopted from a Hindi word in India, chatni, meaning 'made from fresh fruit and spices". In South Africa it's mainly used as a marinade and a sauce to accompany meat, curries and bobotie.In 1865 Mrs. Ball was born as Amelia Alice Elizabeth Adkins in Fort Jackson, East London, the same town where her Canadian parents were stranded in 1852 on their way to Australia.According to www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk her father, Henry James Adkins, captain of the SS Quanza, and his wife, Sarah Spalding, left the coastal town, Nova Scotia in Canada for Australia. Although the boat was lost off the coast of East London, fortunately for future generations of South Africans, the captain, his wife and her chutney recipe survived.It was here that their daughter, Amelia Adkins, was born thirteen years later. She married Herbert Saddleton Ball in Fort Jackson, and was thereafter known as Mrs. Ball.Both Mrs. Ball and her sister, Florence (known as Aunt Flo) received the secret chutney recipe from their mother, who in turn got it from her mother. Aunt Flo also made the exact same chutney recipe - which she sold as Mrs. Adkins’ Chutney - the only difference being that almost no one bought it.Edward Thomas Adkins Ball, Mrs. Ball’s grandson, explained to Sarie magazine that the difference in the recipes might have been in the sugar.Mrs. Ball started making the chutney after she moved to Johannesburg with her husband and seven children. Her friends and family loved it so much that the business started blossoming on its own. The demand increased; Mrs Ball cooked and her husband bottled.Home Industries started selling her chutney and by 1918 she sold about 24 bottles a day, which in the years to come grew to 8 000 bottles a day.In 1921 the Ball family moved to Cape Town. After living in Kalk Bay and Diepriver they settled in Plumstead (where her husband took over the chutney cooking).He died in 1935 and she moved to Fish Hoek where she continued to make chutney in her backyard with the help of her grandson, "Uncle Bob". The business was later moved to Woodstock with twelve new workers. In 1957/’58 Mrs Ball’s chutney was exported to England for the first time . In the early seventies, Brooke Bond Oxo bought over the business, which was later sold to Unifoods. Still owned by them today, Mrs. Ball’s chutney is being made in Johannesburg and exported to Germany, Britain, New Zealand and Australia.Mrs. Ball died on 20 November 1962 at the age of 97. Uncle Bob believes she would have lived to see 100 if she wasn’t attacked a few years earlier. Apparently three youths assaulted her for a small purse of money while she was sitting on the stoep of her house in Fish Hoek. They threw her to the ground, and, unable to get up by herself, she was found lying there sometime later.She could not be buried next to her husband in Plumstead due to rising water levels. Instead she was buried in Muizenberg, where her grave can still be visited today. Mrs. Ball’s secret recipe.Edward Ball, Mrs. Ball’s grandson scaled down this original recipe to make 18 bottles of (mild) chutney.612 g dried peaches 238 g dried apricots 3 litres brown wine vinegar 2 1/2 kg white sugar 500 g onions 120 g salt 75 g cayenne pepper 1 to 2 litres of brown wine vinegar for soaking About 2 litres of brown wine vinegar for mixing The fruit should be left in the soaking vinegar overnight, then cooked in the same vinegar until soft. Drain. Put the fruit through a mill. Add the sugar (dissolved) and onions (minced) and cook in a pot with the brown wine vinegar. The amount of vinegar depends on the consistency: it should not be too runny or too thick, but have the same consistency as the end product you find in the bottle. Add spices and cook for one to two hours. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent burning. Sterlise your bottles and spoon in the mixture. That's it - you've got Mrs Ball's Chutney.To make the chutney hot, add 75 g chopped chillies.To make peach chutney, omit the apricots and use 850 g dried peaches instead.Share this page http://www.women24.com/Women24v2/ContentDi...0,,4456,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Muriel Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Yes you get it at Coles in Melbourne - and obviously the SA shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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