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| Claude09647 |
Posted - Jul 15 2009 : 8:34:26 PM
I just went and picked some fresh plums off of the old tree. I have about a grocery bag full of them and i know i will never eat all of them before they go bad. Does anyone know of any good recipes that i would be able to use some of these before they go bad??
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| Ms.Lilly |
Posted - Jul 18 2009 : 07:09:36 AM
Thanks Lisa- I can't wait to try your recipe!!
Lillian |
| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 10:14:29 PM
My plum butter recipe is so easy and sooooooo yummy on pancakes and waffles or warmed up and poured over french vanilla ice cream. Here you go, Lillian:
Wash and cut up plums, leaving skins on and removing the pits as you go. Add a little water to start the cooking and cook til very soft. Pour off any excess liquid to use for jelly or syrup. Run the plums through food processor or blender and pour back into pot. Add 1/2 c. sugar and 1/8 tsp. cinnamon to each cup of pulp. Cook until thick, stirring frequently to prevent scorching (I like to use my large crock pot for this to avoid being tied to the stove). Pour into jars leaving 1/2" head space and process 10 minutes in bwb. If you scorch it or over cook it, it won't be a pretty dark plum color any more - it turns brown.
Enjoy!
Farmgirl Sister #35
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| windypines |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 7:37:04 PM
My brother gave us a bunch of plums one year.I canned some of them. That was pretty good.
Michele |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 6:07:14 PM
Oh, and the plum pie recipe in the Plum issue was divine! Like something grandma would have made! I will be making that one again. I used plums I canned last summer instead of the fresh/frozen as specified, and it was fantastic. Baked it up in my favorite cast iron skillet and had company over. mmmm
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 17 2009 : 6:05:18 PM
Wine!
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| quiltin mama |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 8:39:15 PM
The last issue of MJF had a bunch of recipes for using plums. Did you see it? The plum pie looked the best to me.
I use our plums for jam and eating fresh. Our tree is only about 7 years old and my husband keeps it pruned well so between the jam and my family, we usually use up all the plums on the tree!
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| Claude09647 |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 12:29:30 PM
i would love all the recipies you girls have! I have the entire tree to myself and i would hate to see them go to waste! You can e-mail them to me and that would be great
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| Ms.Lilly |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 11:30:22 AM
Hey Lisa- I will be picking yellow plums at a friends house this summer and was thinking about a plum butter, I would LOVE the recipe.
Thanks!
Lillian |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 09:58:02 AM
I love Plums!
I make:
~Plum Jelly
~Vanilla Plum Syrup
~Spiced Country Plum Pie.
I would be happy to share the recipes if you are interested.
The pie calls for Italian Prune Plums which are oval in shape and have a bluish color skin and the flesh is a yellow/green color. These are easy to pit.
Let me know :)
~Sharon
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| lisamarie508 |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 09:51:42 AM
I make plum butter from mine. My tree is so loaded this year the branches are all on the ground! My tree is only 5 feet tall, but the plums are only the size of marbles right now and apparently just as heavy! Let me know if you need the recipe. I love it on toast, pancakes and baked ham!
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
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| melody |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 08:02:29 AM
Oh my....This is the very first year my plum tree has done anything. She is LOADED with plums and if we don't get some rain here double quick I am afraid they are all going to drop off. I have been watering diligently and there are still tons of plums...I can't wait to pick 'em and make PLUM JELLY!!  Try making some jelly....
Melody
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| Claude09647 |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 07:59:36 AM
I'n not too sure. They are only about the size of an egg. But they are sweet tasting. If that helps
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| Thistle Cove Farm |
Posted - Jul 16 2009 : 07:56:11 AM
What kind of plums?
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