mullethunter Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I went to by mum's last night to help her cope with her glut of plums ( ) and came home with this September in a bucket What have others got? And does anyone have any good plum recipes that aren't crumble or stewing? Anyone successfully bottled them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Figs Scrumping from the side of any and all roads In the market they are 80 cents a kilo. OH worked out that its 3 cents a fig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Blackberries have been good again this year, but seem to have been ripening even earlier than normal. Keeping an eye on the local sloe supplies as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Plum recipe - I've not tried it, but it sounds lovely http://norfolkkitchen.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/cherry-plum-cordial.html I'm picking blackberries and waiting for the elderberries to ripen so I can make winter cordial.The elderflower version in summer was very refreshing and the berry version is meant to be christmassey and good for colds. I'll let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 That does sound good. Think I'll try it - what's a cherry plum though? So far I've just done lightly poached plums in syrup with blackberries. Very nice with vanilla ice cream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 cherry plums also known as myrobalan plum. are non native to the UK and originate in Southern Europe and Asia the fruit is more round than UK plums. they tended to be used more as an ornamental tree in the UK I found some on a school site a few years back they made some great Jam which held the colour or the plums a nice bright red one and a yellow one that stayed yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Thanks SJP. So nothing like Victoria plums then! I might try with them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 The cherry plum isn't very special to eat raw (nothing like a Victoria ) but it does make superb jelly so I think it would make good jam or cordial. The taste is sharper than a plum. As SJP says the fruits are rounder, and on my parents tree, they were redder than a plum. As well as the figs for scrumping I forgot to say we have masses of grapes almost ready for harvest. We are eating them straight from the vine, but really they are wine grapes so yesterday OH pressed some for juice and made something called Federweisser, which is a sort of very young wine (like days old), cloudy and yeasty. They produce it in Germany. Its only 2-4% alcohol but so easy to drink so can be dangerous! In a few weeks he is going to attempt some 'proper' wine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Figs Scrumping from the side of any and all roads I want to come and visit you Cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 We've done blackberries and OH has made blackberry vinegar which is yummy on salads. Need to have a walk along one of our routes because there are wild damsons. I happily tuck into them while hubby goes ewww too sharp! But if there are enough maybe we could have some jam (slurp). Lots of hazelnuts in the hedgerows at the moment. I have a feeling hubby might not want to do that again this year though. We have elderberries in the garden so I should do something with those. Not many of them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Daphene - forgot you lived abroad as I read about the figs. As many ofyou know the other woman in OH's life is his beloved fig in a pot. we have gorged ourselves on them for weeks - when we went away in Aug ES's mates ate 5 which didnt please his nibs. Now he had to buy some and frankly not nice. I will send him over to scrump figs with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I do wish I could send some over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Some greedy little wildlife wotsit's eaten all my elderberries There I was, waiting for them to ripen so I could make my cordial, and they are all gone, every single one - just spriggy twigs where they were. Hope they made themselves sick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 What a shame . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I made some plum and blackberry jam. Only a few blackberries and normal sugar and it's the best jam I've ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Ooh that's a good idea. I'm going to do plum sorbet too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
