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caliandjack 
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Posted: 10 February 2008 at 2:06pm |
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I have an excess of plums on our tree, already made one batch of jam.
Apart from eating them, they're sweet but the skins are a bit tough.
What can I do with them?
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Bel
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Posted: 10 February 2008 at 2:24pm |
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Just stewing plums is great - nice on cereal or with ice cream...
DHs aunt makes plum sauce - a savory one...
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Bizzy
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Posted: 10 February 2008 at 2:27pm |
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plum crumble - nice with bananas or any other fruit or on its own...
donate them to a refuge...
plum chutney...
send them to me...
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caliandjack
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Posted: 10 February 2008 at 3:47pm |
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You could have them not sure how well they would travel from Palmy to Akl. Know anyone going that way?
Do you have a recipe for plum chutney?
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Posted: 10 February 2008 at 4:09pm |
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Servings: Makes about 350g (1 medium jar)
Level of difficulty: Easy
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
500g dark red plums
2 Shallots, chopped
1 tbsp Olive oil
100ml white wine vinegar
3 tbsp water
1 cinnamon stick
100g demerara sugar
Method
1. Cut the plums in half down the crease, twist the halves in opposite directions and pull apart. Prise out the stones and discard. Roughly chop the flesh.
2. Place the chopped shallots in a heavy-based, non-reactive saucepan with the olive oil and heat until sizzling. Sauté gently for 5 minutes until softened.
3. Add the chopped plums, vinegar, water, cinnamon and sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved, then simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and slightly thickened.
4. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 100-120°C /gas 1-2. Place a clean medium-sized jam jar in the oven to warm. When the plum chutney is ready, spoon it into the warm jar. Seal with a lid and leave to cool completely.
thats just one i got from google...
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ItchyFeet
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Posted: 10 February 2008 at 8:34pm |
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Just stew them in a bit of water and sugar. Take the pips out after they're soft if you can be bothered. I just freeze it in small batches. It's absolutely delicious with weetbix and good old crumble. I adore them with icecream and a sprinkle of muesli.
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Posted: 11 February 2008 at 6:35am |
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plum upside down cake, plum muffins,make a dessert type sauce thing out of them.
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 11:16am |
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we also went for the plum sauce
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Posted: 12 February 2008 at 12:30pm |
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I just freeze mine whole in the freezer until I can be bothered doing anything with them! When they defrost they mush up so the pip falls out easily.
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