What can I do with 2lbs of plums?

Gigervamp

ceridwen wrote: »

1. swop them with someone else for something that they grow but you don't

2. put up an advert on Freecycle offering them to anyone willing to pick them.

3. put them in a box outside your gate with a notice saying "Help yourself"

Exactly what I was going to suggest! Another route is to take a load to work. When we have too many eggs from our girls, hubby takes a box into work with him.

foxgloves

I like making that cake where you chuck a lb of halved plums on the top before it goes in the oven. Very moist, like a dessert eaten warm but also nice cold with a cup of coffee the next day. I used to know someone who made plum wine, but I've never tried making it myself. I make plum chutney, which goes down well as presents.

Fruball

You could try offering them on freecycle

Someone who is struggling would really appreciate some free food :j

I remember once going to a kind freecyclers home and picking apples - my kids had a fab time and we really enjoyed it, plus we got lots of apples to turn into tasty treats too.

Winged_one

Oooh Foxgloves, do you have a recipe? I still have a large tub to use of yellow plums from a meighbour of my uncle, and he is also using up as many as he can and wants more recipes (I had already made a large batch of damson jam, on top of about 15 other pots of jam this summer, so more jam was not the best plan - although I will if I have to!!! )

Penelope_Penguin

A friend of mine made a ginger and plum upside down cake - halved, stoned plums in the bottom of a dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar. Cover with ginger cake mix. Cook. Invert before eating.

rhosynbach

thanks for the ideas and for the link to old thread i have made jam, jelly, chutney, butter and vinigar with the plums as well as eating them and crumble have given lots away but sadly bad winds blow the trees and a lot fell and got squashed
i shall become a regular on this board as you are all very helpful and friendly
thanks..

Zziggi

Title of the thread says it all really. My darling son thought he was being helpful when he picked 15kg of plums when he went out with his grandad this afternoon. what on earth do I do with them? Can anyone suggest what I could do and offer recipes please?

I've put a nice bowl full of plums on the table & given away a tub full to each neighbour & a couple of friends. We don't like plum jam. I have a chest freezer. I thought of stewed plums and plum crumble but I'm struggling now for ideas and I am absolutely determined not to waste my 9 year-old's effort!!

Jnelhams

Jam, lots of Jam. Oh you don't like Jam. Plum Wine then?

meritaten

15k is a lot of plums (or plumps as my daughter used to call them). you can use them in savoury dishes too you know. I made a plum chutney with pork chops and it was absolutely delish! you could also serve roast duck with plum sauce.
heres the recipe for plum chutney if anyone is interested.

1kilo of plums (does not matter a bit if they are underipe - thats why I invented this particular recipe) cut them in quarters or if really large in sixths.
1 small onion or a couple of shallots finely diced
couple of cloves of fresh garlic
I added a little grated lemon rind - but its not essential
a teaspoon or so of sugar
and the same of salt
half teaspoon ground black pepper
enough white wine (or dry sherry half and half with water) to cover the plumps

fry your onion/shallots in a little oil until transparent then add your garlic and stir around for a minute.
add your plumps and allow to soften in the the onion and garlic for about five minutes over a very low heat.
now add your wine or sherry and water and add your seasonings - bring to the boil and then allow to reduce by half at a fast simmer - takes five to ten minutes depending on how hard the plumps were to begin with.
check the seasoning and that the chutney is now a lovely thick sticky consistency. its fab served hot but you can serve it warm or cold with almost any meat.

you CAN make this in bulk and put into sterilised jars - I cant say how long it keeps cos it never lasts longer than a week before I am heating it up again to serve hot!

You could use the same recipe for plum sauce but omit the sugar if you like a tart sauce with your duck, and DONT reduce to a sticky consistency. either pass the sauce through a sieve or blend it - then reheat it for pouring over the duck.

SpikyHedgehog

Ooh, I wish my boys could get that many plums! My parents' tree hasn't even had 15 good plums this year .

I'd prep lots for crumble/pie/tart and freeze them in the right quantities for your family for pulling a block out of the freezer and de-frosting for crumble etc.

I read a recipe once for a plum tart sort of pudding, using yeasted dough and strewing halved plums & sugar over it before baking - I did make it and it was yummy but it was about 25 years ago and I don't have a clue what it was called...

I did plum batter pudding last year when we got lots, greased my pyrex dish and put halved plums in then poured over sweetened and spiced batter before baking as for yorkshire pud.

Could you preserve some in syrup or spirits like brandy for the winter? Yummy with ice cream or a plain sponge pudding. Or custard or to jazz up rice pudding...