How to Ripen Plums » Top Tips


How to Ripen Plums » Top Tips

Take 500g Plums and run a sharp knife right around the centre of each plum. Twist the halves in opposite directions and pull apart. Pull the stone out (use the tip of the knife to carefully cut around if its stubborn) and repeat until all the plums have been prepared. Place the plums cut side up in an ovenproof dish.


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1. Make a small batch of jam. Jamming doesn't have to be a laborious, all-day affair! You can take a single pint of overripe berries or a half-dozen stone fruits and make a single jar of jam in less than an hour. This jam keeps best in the fridge and will buy you more time to use up summer fruit. 2.


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Simmer until plums are mostly softened, about 15 minutes. For a smoother jam, place a food mill over a bowl and ladle a few cups of the mixture into it. Mill the mixture into the bowl. Repeat until roughly half the plums have been milled, then stir the milled plums back into the pot. Serious Eats / J. Kenji López-Alt.


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Melt butter in a small skillet. Add sugar and 1 teaspoon of water. Swirl the pan to dissolve the sugar and cook until the mixture becomes the color of golden caramel. Remove the pan from the heat and add the sliced plums and cinnamon, if using. Cook for 5 minutes until the plums soften.


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One-Pan Basil-Plum Pork Chops. Tender pork chops roast with sweet plums for the ultimate summer skillet meal. Go to Recipe. 3 / 10. Plum Crumble. To really show off your haul, you can do no better than this simple crumble. Go to Recipe. 4 / 10. Easy Grilled Salmon with Plum-Basil Relish.


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Quick fixes for a small amount of overly ripe fruit abound. Preserve that half pint of berries or cherries by tossing them into a small saucepan with a couple of tablespoons of water and a teaspoon or two of sugar. Bring it all to a simmer and stir until soft and saucy. Then cool and store this sauce in your refrigerator to enjoy another day.


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Barter Those Excess Plums. Bartering is a common practice among homesteaders and plums are a great barter currency. 1. Barter for Goods. The first way to put your extra plums to good use is to trade them for things you need. For example, you could swap a bushel of plums for a stack of firewood. 2. Barter for Labor.


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This is a great opportunity to make your own jams and compotes. Apple and rhubarb, apples and pears, apples and strawberries or even bananas, these combos will enlighten you homemade breakfasts. To flavor up your compotes, add vanilla pods or spices to the cooking fruits, this will be a treat! Plus, fruit purees keeps very well in the freezer.


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2. Brown Sugar Plum Clafoutis. Don't let the name of this dessert scare you away. It's a traditional dessert from France, but it's said to be easy to make. If you have brown sugar, fresh fruit, plenty of eggs, and a few other basic baking ingredients, you have a delicious dessert gorgeous enough to be used any time. 3.


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Spiced Plum Pie. The subtle tastes of orange and nutmeg bring out the fresh flavor of plums in this comforting pie. Be sure to have a slice while it's still warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. —Lucille Mead, Ilion, New York. Go to Recipe. 15 / 23.


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1. Wash, de-seed and chunk 2 pints of very ripe organic berries or stone fruit like peaches or plums. 2. Combine in a heavy sauce pan (I used a Dutch oven) with sugar or honey and cook over a medium flame, mashing down on the fruit with a wooden spoon. 3. Bring to a rolling boil and cook a few minutes more.


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5. Nectarine, Plum, and Raspberry Pie. This pie might just be one of my faves. It's so pretty, and the mix of raspberries, plums, and nectarines is just *chef's kiss.*. Nectarines have a much sweeter flavor than, say, peaches, which works perfectly alongside the raspberries - though sweet, they can be pretty tart!


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Directions. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish. Spread plums evenly into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar. Mix together flour, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in beaten egg and spoon mixture over plums.


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1. Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Fill a small saucepan with ¼ cup, plus 2 tablespoons (90 milliliters) of water, and add 2½ tablespoons (32.5 grams) of brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring often to help the sugar dissolve. 2.


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Instructions. Cut plums in half, remove pit and chop into 8ths then cut those in half. Place in a heavy-duty saucepan with water and sugar. Stir and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook until fruit is soft, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Place in blender and carefully puree. IMPORTANT: The heat from the jam can build.


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When it comes to berries, we swear by this method of saving overripe berries — strawberries in particular: To slow down the ripening and kill mold spores, dunk berries in warm water (125F) for.

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