And we know how luscious they are in bakes: Their juices caramelizing and blending equally well into hot sauces and chilly sorbets. In entrées, plums complement strong grilled or smoky flavors. Spread cherry preserves all over the dough. They love the heat of chiles and bounce off the fragrance of summer herbs like mint and basil. Roll out dough, (both pieces) and place in a jelly roll pan. Boil for a few mins, stirring, until thickened. Mix the cornflour with a little of the juice, then mix well into the fruit. Simmer until the sugar dissolves and the plums are juicy, 8-10 mins. Put the plums, sugar and cloves in a pan. In salads they are ideal, providing crunch, juice, acid, and sugar. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and put a large baking sheet in to heat up. Plums are as piquant in salads as they are succulent alongside summer's grilled meats. If you're lucky enough to forage your own feral plums, you can use them in any of our plum-centric recipes that follow. Wild American plums grow across the United States and lend their extreme cold-hardiness to these hybrid trees. Tenderflake pie shell ( 23 cm / 9 ) 3 TB spoons ground almonds or hazelnuts 9 plums, or apricots fresh or frozen ( apples or pears work well. SOURCE: The Lady's Receipt Book/Eliza Leslie Philadelphia: 1847 (p. They are bred from Japanese or European trees crossed with native American plum species. Mock turtle soup roast turkey with cranberry sauce boiled turkey with celery sauce roasted ham smoked tongue chicken curry oyster pie beets cold-slaw winter-squash salsify fried celery-Plum pudding mince pie calves'-feet jelly blanc-mange. Hardy American plum hybrids span plum season. The most famous of the late-season plums are fresh prunes, distinctively oblong, dusky-skinned, and very sweet. The first harvest of plums to arrive at local markets usually belongs to Asian Prunus varieties, while European-origin plum varieties are in season later, towards the end of summer and into early fall. They ripen into fall, giving us plenty of time to play. When plum season, begins peaches are peaking and cherries are past.

These thin-skinned and juicy stone fruits' flavors range from acidic to drippingly sweet, making plums a very versatile ingredient.

The wonderful world of fresh plum recipes is not limited to desserts and jams.

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