Another one of our favorite fruits is in season. Plums, Yum! My chickadee's sure can eat a lot of them. Last year we had so many from our co-op (we've actually never seen a plumb tree or is it bush?). We made lots of jam, crisps and cobblers. We aren't much for the cobbler but the crisp was a hit. I pitted, quartered, and froze them in quart size freezer bags. When we needed I pulled them out and defrosted. One bag per 9x9 pan. Delish!
We also would just pull them out sprinkle with a bit of sucanat w/honey for dinner. They had a nice fresh, juicy taste. Superman said the reminded him of a stewed prunes, only fresher. I didn't think they tasted like stewed prunes, at least not what I remember.
Well to day School Girl and I are got some jam put up. Actually she ended up working on some school projects for me and watching.
Well to day School Girl and I are got some jam put up. Actually she ended up working on some school projects for me and watching.
Basic ingredients: 6 cups chopped plums ( i leave the skin on)
4 cups sucanat w/ honey (or any other kind of sugar you like)1 package of pectin mixed with 1/4 cup of above sugar
1 teaspoon butter ( keeps the foam down)
A couple splashes of lemon juice
Here's about 6 cups chopped with pectin, sugar, lemon juice and blob of butter. (i really don't measure exact on) I'm heating them at about medium to get the juices flowing. Then I turn it up to high to get a rolling boil for 1 minute. Stirring constantly is key!
Here's what it looks like hot and steamy after all the sugar has been added and it has come to a rolling boil ( a second time ) for at least a minute. A bit of foam at the bottom of picture (no biggie).
I would like to show you picks of me putting it into the jars, but I need more hands!
Here's the end result after water bathing for 10 minutes. They always look so beautiful when first canned. The do tend to lose color over the year, but the flavor is still great!
Give it a try!
julie
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BTW-I have read a couple of recipes on another site that called for sucanat with honey-I assumed that it was a mistake in writing and that they meant sucanat or honey. I know where to get regular sucanat, but where do you get sucanat with honey? Is it something that you're able to get through a store or are you buying it through a co-op? Thanks!
We use plumb jam for toast, PB & J (the chickadees really like it this way), on biscuits etc.
Julie
I'm still having a hard time imagining plum jam, but maybe someday will have a chance to try it out. My own children and I really like strawberry jam and peanut butter (rather than grape) so we may like the plum jam. :-)
:)