Mrs Darlington's Boxing Day Chutney - 330g

Chutney is the quiet backbone of British cold food. It sits next to the cheese at a ploughman's, gets spread thick in a sandwich, and turns up wherever there is a pork pie and a knife. Every family has a jar they swear by.

People in Canada go looking for this one because of the name as much as anything. The day after Christmas has its own rules back home: a cold table, a film on, someone asleep in a chair. Putting a jar called Boxing Day Chutney on that table does a lot of remembering for you.

It comes in a 330g glass jar, enough for a good Boxing Day spread with some left for the turkey sandwiches that follow. Unopened, it keeps happily in the cupboard; once it is open, follow the label on the lid. Spoon it next to cold meats, a sharp cheddar or a crumbly blue, or straight onto a cracker.

Mrs Darlington's makes a wider run of jams, curds and chutneys, so it rarely travels alone. Most people put it in the basket with a box of British crackers and whatever cheese they have been missing.