Re: Plum harvest/recipes

Bonnie, I can't find the cookbook I used, but found some that look right in my current favorite cookbooks. In Susan Purdy's "As Easy as Pie", there are 8 recipes.
From The New England Yankee Cookbook by Wolcott
"Beach Plum Jelly"
"Wash plums that are red (not ripe), pickover & place in a kettle. Cover with water, heat to scalding. Pour off & discard this water! Pour on fresh hot water until you can see it, but fruit is not covered. Cook until fruit is soft. Strain liquid through a jelly bag.
Measure. Add 1 cup sugar for each cup juice. Boil until jelly sheets from the spoon (220 F). Skim and pour into glasses."
Refrigerate until use or process using approved home canning method for long term storage.
"For jam, instead of straining liquid, press the fruit though a sieve, and stir to keep it from sticking & burning while you boil it."
When we made jelly, we used dead ripe fruit and didn't mess with the water change.
We canned the juice without the extra sugar. Then diluted it about half with water & sweetened to taste as a refreshing drink.
For a sauce, I'd quarter & pit the plums and cook over low heat with just a little water until the skin lifts off, then add a little sugar, vinegar (or pineapple juice?) and whatever spices or herbs you like. Sweet & /or hot peppers, onion, garlic, sweet corn, chopped nuts could be added for texture. Maybe apples or berries if you want it for a dessert like a crisp or tart or on ice cream.
hope this helps.
Judy B
z 6 Idaho 106 F or so since Friday, dry, dry, dry. Ate my first cherry tomato yesterday. My brother made an arbor of string & sticks & it's covered in pole beans. Easy picking & pretty! I'm jealous.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
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Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:17 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plum harvest...


Do you have any recipes to share? I could sure use them!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Judy Browning
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 8:55 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plumb harvest...

Those small red plums make wonderful juice, prize winning jelly too if it
lasts that long. sauce for ice cream or pork roast, pie filling, "cinnamon"
roll filling.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Plumb harvest...


Thanks, Vera!  I HAVE been doing a bit of home renovation.  DH and I
had been discussing something that was out of plumb.  WHOOPS!  And I
was in a hurry when I sent the note, trying to get a number of other
projects out of the way and get some necessary shopping done.  (I hate
to shop.)  I ran it through spell check, but then, since there is more
than one type of "plum"
word....  I should have re-read it before I sent it.

Ceres, yes it is the same as a plum tree.  LOL!!!    (Good grief;>)  It's
a
very straight plum tree.  (Shall I say it is a plumb, plum tree?)
O.K., so it isn't that straight.  LOL!!!

Donna, jam does sound good.  I'm also looking for a nice plum pudding
recipe.  Does anyone have an old favorite?

Pastor's wife is still recovering from a very serious foot surgery, so
I took a few plums in for Pastor to give her.  I will also give some
to a couple of folks who are fighting illness in their families.  (No,
they aren't miracle plums, but hopefully their wonderful flavor will
make them
smile.)

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Vera Metzke
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 11:52 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plumb harvest...

You have to excuse her....it is the home remodeling and construction
that brought out the plumb in her!

Vera


On 7/22/06, Cersgarden@aol.com <Cersgarden@aol.com> wrote:

In a message dated 7/22/06 9:21:37 AM, wmorgan972@ameritech.net writes:


> The plumb tree we planted about 10 years ago delivered plumbs
>

Is this the same as a plum tree?
    Ceres

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