Thanks everyone! (plum preserves)

Thanks everyone! (plum preserves)

I ended up making a quart and a half or so of the most delicious
preserves out of the plums. I only threw out the mushiest ones. But
next week, I'm sure to have hundreds more plums to harvest, so I'll try
some of your suggestions then. Thanks for all your help!

Serene
--
"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

Re: Thanks everyone! (plum preserves)

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> I ended up making a quart and a half or so of the most delicious
> preserves out of the plums. I only threw out the mushiest ones. But
> next week, I'm sure to have hundreds more plums to harvest, so I'll try
> some of your suggestions then. Thanks for all your help!
>
> Serene
I am so jealous. Our plum, peach, pear, and quince trees all bloomed and
then got caught by a late frost. No plums, peaches, or quince but we do
have four pears. <VBG>

But, the fig tree is giving us two to four quarts per day of ripe figs.
Takes about two days to get enough to run a batch of jam so we're happy.

Today I made a batch of moussaka to go in the freezer after it cools
down and I vacuum seal it in a big bag. Half the eggplant came from our
garden, the rest from the farmer's market yesterday. Smells really good
in our kitchen now.

George

Re: Thanks everyone! (plum preserves)

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> I ended up making a quart and a half or so of the most delicious
> preserves out of the plums. I only threw out the mushiest ones. But
> next week, I'm sure to have hundreds more plums to harvest, so I'll try
> some of your suggestions then. Thanks for all your help!

Did anyone suggest plum ketchup or plum chutney?

btw... yer in Oakland, right? There's a partly rfc, well ex-rfcers
having a 4th gathering in Berkeley. I can send you the invite if you like.

B/

Re: Thanks everyone! (plum preserves)

Brian Mailman wrote:
> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>> I ended up making a quart and a half or so of the most delicious
>> preserves out of the plums. I only threw out the mushiest ones. But
>> next week, I'm sure to have hundreds more plums to harvest, so I'll
>> try some of your suggestions then. Thanks for all your help!
>
> Did anyone suggest plum ketchup or plum chutney?

I found a plum chutney recipe in the BBB, and I plan to make it next
week if there are more plums, and I think there will be.

>
> btw... yer in Oakland, right? There's a partly rfc, well ex-rfcers
> having a 4th gathering in Berkeley. I can send you the invite if you like.

Oh, I would love that, but I promised the teenager a trip to the Marina
to picnic and watch fireworks. Thanks, though!

Serene

--
"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

Re: Thanks everyone! (plum preserves)

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Brian Mailman wrote:

>> Did anyone suggest plum ketchup or plum chutney?
>
> I found a plum chutney recipe in the BBB, and I plan to make it next
> week if there are more plums, and I think there will be.

Cool.

>> btw... yer in Oakland, right? There's a partly rfc, well ex-rfcers
>> having a 4th gathering in Berkeley. I can send you the invite if
>> you like.
>
> Oh, I would love that, but I promised the teenager a trip to the
> Marina to picnic and watch fireworks. Thanks, though!

OK.

I understand they're leaving later on to Jack London Square to see them.
(the people I'm coming from the City with are probably leaving before
that, and I don't like those kind of crowds anyway).

B/