plum help!

merryberry_3

hi
i'm a newbie, have been lurking for weeks reading all the threads, and i'm on the way to being old style.
I have been given a tray full of yellow plums, and want to make jam in my breadmaker, but have just cut one open and are brown in the middle, can i still use.

Have tried the threads for jam and can't find anything, although i found lots of other useful threads.

merryberry

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The brown in the middle of plums often seems to indicate a maggot but it might be the only affected plum. Have a look at the others and if they are ok I would cut the good bits from the first plum. I would use pectin with plums by the way.

D&DD

I just made some this weekend with a punnet I found at the back of the fridge :rolleyes: not ideal but it still worked.I agree with kitty to add some extra pectin as plum is normally quite a 'soft set' jam.Cut out any bits that look a bit iffy and do chop them into 1/4 's at least too, I do mine into about 1/8th's

merryberry_3

thanks for quick reply, about 3/4 are brown inside, will have a go

thriftlady_2

Just curious but where do you get a tray of plums in February?

I'd cut the brown bits away and stew them with sugar and freeze.Or, you can freeze them whole or cut in half.

merryberry_3

Thriftlady - i buy alot of veg from local market and he always throws in something, this time a whole tray of plums!