Just look at my plums......
By p1kef1sh
@p1kef1sh (45681)
23 responses
@Humbug25 (12540)
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14 Sep 09
Hi ya p1kef1sh
Shame I don't live near you as I would love to take some off your hands, my kids love them! Can you maybe make some jam with them or a crumble with some blackberries? We picked lots of blackberries at the weekend, maybe I could do a swap with you, some of my blackberries for some of your plums! Can you maybe freeze them? Now there's a good idea! Maybe...
@jdyrj777 (6528)
• United States
16 Sep 09
When i discovered how much i loved mangos and they are so unavailable in the winter wonderland of my home state. If you saw them they were very expensive. I bought a lot in season and canned and frozen. I had not a clue how to do it but i bought a book. You could probably find something about it online just as easy.
@kareng (80243)
• United States
14 Sep 09
You can make jelly with them or slice up and add to ice cream! Another idea is to make a plum cobbler with them. I love to eat them fresh off the tree when they are a slight green right before fully ripening. They are awesome that way with a touch of salt. Happy eating!
@cynicalandoutspoken (4725)
• United States
14 Sep 09
That's all I ever did with the plums from our plum tree when I was little. I would climb up there and eat those little plums raw all afternoon.
Then spend all night running to the bathroom. 
Good luck with your plum receipe hunting.
Good luck with your plum receipe hunting.
@Annmac (949)
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16 Sep 09
I like to make, upside down plum cake. I halve the plums and lay them flat side down in a baking tin, that is well buttered and sprinkled with sugar, then cover with a cake dough and bake! Serve with cream, custard or (my all time favourite) ICECREAM!
You could also 'juice' them either on there own or with another fruit or you could make plum chutney. That's nice with ham and pork.
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@catdla1 (6005)
• United States
14 Sep 09
Certainly you can eat them raw! I would imagine that you can use them that same as any other fruit. LOL..you might want to be a little careful in how many you eat in one sitting. They work that same way that prunes do, which are only dried plums. You just know that if you're stuck in the bathroom all day, that everyone you know would just happen to pop over for a visit...
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. What else would you need to do with your yummy plums??
If you are stuck and want still more ideas....try some plum jam, a favourite of mine or plum sauce for your Chinese cooking.
@ShirleyBillingsley (1544)
• United States
15 Sep 09
Plums are great to have. Make some plum jelly out of them. You use a water bath canner to can the plums. It's so easy, and you will have fresh plum jelly to put on your pantry shelves. Great tasting stuff.
@ShirleyBillingsley (1544)
• United States
15 Sep 09
A large oversized pot, with a lid that fits, will suffice for a hot water bath canner. That is usually what you will need to do jellies with. Try to set a wire in the bottom of the pot, so that the jars are not sitting right on the bottom of the pot.
Once you have your jelly made, put them in the pot, and let the water come to a boil. Then let it process for about 10 minutes. Be careful when you remove them from the pot, since they are really hot. Set them on a towel to cool off. You will hear them popping, as they start sealing. You jelly will stay for a long time on your pantry shelves.
@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
16 Sep 09
Seems everyone has already given you the same ideas I would of given ya. The best is just to dehydrate them or make jam/jelly/preserves out of the extras to enjoy off season. My family is so into fruit and veggies that I never have any extras except for tomatoes. The bananas I JUST bought last night at Walmart are already gone today. That's 8 bananas in less than 12 hrs. I can't afford to eat. lol
@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
16 Sep 09
Why thank you, p1ke. May I bring some plums back home with me? That is one fruit my hubby and daughter don't like that I love.
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
You can send them over, for here we can only eat plums from the box.
@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
Oh, thank you so very much. Hahaha, how i wish you could just throw them over.
@greeneyedlady (1439)
• Netherlands
25 Sep 09
Sorry it has taken me so long to get over and respond to your question P1key, I am so late that you might not have any plums any more but in case you do...
You could always make a mincemeat pie and then sit in the corner like Little Jack Horner and stick in your thumb, from what I understand you will then pull out a plum, so it seems to me that would be One way to use them up!
Of course if you have already done that and are tired of mincemeat pie you might find a recipe or 2 here for some other ideas for your plums!!
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/plums
@greeneyedlady (1439)
• Netherlands
25 Sep 09
Ouuuuu P1key! Plums and Honey! Sounds absolutely delicious! You would be Amazed at the things that good old fashioned honey is used for today...so many uses for such a simple but very tasty food!
@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
16 Sep 09
i never thought that the plums can be cooked to eat. maybe the plums there are different from those here. we have plums in the countryside in my hometown, but we only pick them from the trees to eat after washing when they are ripe.
@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
17 Sep 09
how can it be cooked to eat?
i do want to have a look at what plum it is there.
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
16 Sep 09
If you invite me over, I'll bring some bottles of booze, my husband, and our friend Heerb. Berb makes the best Manhatttans in the world, and instead of putting a cherry in the cocktails, he puts a plum in and I love them!!!! I drank a half dozen of them one night, and could have had a few more, but I did need to find my way out the door to catch a cab. LOL If i can crash there for a few days with my friends and my booze (and I'll share the booze with you of course) we can all drink Manhattans, and solve your plub problem.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
14 Sep 09
You can dry them and turn them into prunes. That might be good since you're so full of you-know-what!
Someone's probably already said that but I just couldn't resist!
Someone's probably already said that but I just couldn't resist! @Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Sep 09
pikefish oh please email me some plums yummy well lets see'you could can some i guess and make a plum jam, dry some and have prunes if 'you like prunes.some do and some dont.he he he. oh to have fresh fruit,we do get some canteloupes and watermelon here for dessert but not any other fresh fruit. miss that so much. to me plum jam always tastes too icky sweet, I like the sweet tart taste of plums but putting a lot of sugar with them makes a yuccky taste to me. Oh to have some fresh plums, heaven.
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
14 Sep 09
Plum jam, plum cake..
Keep them until rotten and throw them at bad circus acts?
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Sep 09
Do worms get constipated?
Where the heck is James when you need him? This is a perfect discussion title for James!!!
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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14 Sep 09
Hi p1key,
How lovely!! well you can try your hands at making jam and have some jam butty, I love jam butties, don't you?? hugs.
Tamara
@tamarafireheart (15384)
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15 Sep 09
Hi p1key
Yummy!! I love strawberry jam but my favourite is damson my mum used to make them many years ago. Hugs.
Tamara
@tonika1980 (155)
• United States
15 Sep 09
Plum Jelly is one of my favorites. My mother-in-law cans her plums, though. I'm not sure what all goes into that process, but my husband says that it was one of his favorite treats when he was growing up. I always had a tendency to sit and eat them straight off the tree.
