Plumzilla

fryup

Anyone with plum trees out there?

Bumper crop for me this year, the branches are bent over with the weight of them.

But what should i do with them all hate seeing them going to waste ..any suggestions??

prospect

Ditto, Wasps are enjoying mine!!

Make some plum jam or plum gin

kylith

Plum jam is really good!

fryup

Jake1 wrote: »

Make some plum gin

is there such a thing

fryup

fryup wrote: »

is there such a thing

Yup

http://jamesbonfieldrecipes.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/plum-liqueur-plum-gin/

http://www.naturessecretlarder.co.uk/wild-food-recipes/plum-gin-recipe.htm

fryup

but its illegal to do homebrew spirits

do you want me to break the law??????????? jake1

tut tut

juneg

I'm so jealous, I have no plums this year due to pruning.

I always make jam with plums

PS they are better for jam if a little under ripe and that saves the wasps from getting at them too

Speedsie

I find Plum butter nicer than plum jam!

quadrifoglio verde

We've a good few plums on ours as well, botrytis got at a few of them but those that didn't the mother is making chutney with.
If it's anything like her green tomatoes chutney, I'll stick up the recipe.

fryup

Speedsie wrote: »

I find Plum butter nicer than plum jam!

is that kinda like lemon curd ? as in texture

Speedsie

fryup wrote: »

is that kinda like lemon curd ? as in texture

Not at all - curd has eggs and butter in it so is quite creamy in texture. I'm sure a plum curd would be lovely too, but wouldn't keep as long.

Fruit butter is just fruit & a small amount of water, slowly cooked & sieved, then sugar added & cooked again. More like a jam paste, very intense flavour.

If you like I could scan in the receipt for you and upload later.

pwurple

+1 for plum chutney. I make chutneys with all gluts because it cooks down a LOT. Yummy in sandwiches, with curry to dunk poppodums in, with cheese...

Glebee

Plums everywhere this year also. made an apple and plum crumble earlier. Not to bad at all.

fryup

Speedsie wrote: »

Fruit butter is just fruit & a small amount of water, slowly cooked & sieved, then sugar added & cooked again. More like a jam paste, very intense flavour.

If you like I could scan in the recipe for you and upload later.

yes please do

Speedsie

Enjoy!