Wild plum recipes?

16 years ago

I have several wild plum trees with delicious fruit eaten "as is" and would like some recipes so I can preserve some - jams, jellies, whatever. Thanks!

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jimster
16 years ago
Beach plum jelly is a traditional Cape Cod thing. It's sold as a vacation souvenier. Beach plums are small fruited wild plums which grow in the sand dunes.

I'll see if I can find the recipe I have somewhere, but I'm sure it's just a standard jelly recipe like you get with Sure-Jell.

Jim
whynotmi
16 years ago
Here's a recipe from new hampshire.

Here is a link that might be useful: beach plum jam recipe link
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Here you go. Link below has several recipes both with and without. Pectin is optional it can be made with or without. Your choice. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP - Plum Jam with no added pectin
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Funny - I was just thinking about this over the weekend - planning what and how much we should can this year. I made some elderberry-port wine jelly and it makes a great sauce for meat. Melt some, add some broth, thicken and serve with grilled steaks or filets (we eat a lot of venison and this flavor goes wonderfully with that). It would be good on pork, too. I've started putting up most things "plain" - beets, tomatoes, peaches, cherries, etc. so I can tweak them however I want when I open the jar. Instead of jam, I make fruit chutneys instead. Rhubarb, gooseberry, cranberry and plum so far. DH loves them with meat or on a sandwich, and if I get my once-in-a-blue-moon craving for a PB&J, I just use one of the sweeter chutneys. They work for both sweet and savory. Great with a fruit and cheese plate, too, which we have for dessert a lot in the summer. I still make some jellies and jams, but mostly for gifts, so I make small 4 oz. jars, which everyone loves for Christmas. I finally used up the applesauce from last year. We don't eat it by itself, so I use it in quick breads (any that call for a cup of vegetable oil, I substitute 1/2 cup of applesauce for 1/2 of the oil).
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Mash the plums, add just enough water to cover them and boil until softened. Then you will need to strain the liquid to remove the seeds and skins to make jelly. Use a jelly bag or some muslin (washed) or several layers of cheesecloth to strain it all. Measure how much juice you end up with and add amount of sugar needed and the pectin. Linked the instructions below. Dave Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP - Plum Jelly
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What regions do these wild plums normally grow in? Are they sweet or tart? How hardy are they & how much water do they need? Are they drought-resistant, or no? "To my delight, they were wild plums. Delicious, delicious wild plums. They were incredibly juicy and a little tart, with a really nice sweet finish." http://www.bootsintheoven.com/boots_in_the_oven/2006/05/name_that_fruit.html "Texas is home to several species of wild plums. The most common, perhaps, is the Chickasaw plum (P. angustifolia), a small tree that forms thickets on prairies and savannahs from East Texas to the Rolling Plains. The rose-colored plums can be picked and eaten right off the tree. Mexican plum (P. mexicana) trees grow larger, up to 35 feet, and are more likely to be found scattered among other trees in riparian woodlands. Its purple fruit is less palatable on its own, Ã¢ÂÂbut it makes wonderful preserves,Ã¢ÂÂ Cheatham says." http://www.tpwmagazine.com/archive/2013/aug/ed_3_wildharvest/ Here is a link that might be useful: wild plums
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rosebush
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you! :)
rosebush
Original Author
16 years ago
Update: I used the Beach Plum Jam recipe and added a little fresh peeled ginger. YUM!!! Tart and tasty. :)
whynotmi
16 years ago
Nice!! That sounds sooo good. Glad the recipe worked out for you. I'm planning to do crabapple jelly tomorrow. Thinking of adding cloves to it.
rosebush
Original Author
16 years ago
Oh, let us know how it turns out. :)
antea
15 years ago
It was so hard to get among this group, I was ready to sign off.
My son's farm has many fruit trees, 2 are plum's, big, moist, blue on purple, the pit is attached to the flesh of the fruit and makes it hard to prepare jam.
I wish to have some idea of the proportions. I assume I will have 5 cups of fruit, I want to add some almonds and a bit of honey, about half a glass of liquid honey.
What should be the amount of sugar to add and should I add pictin? If I do not find the one for jams, could I use a pack or 2 of Jelo with strawberry or peach flavor.
Thanks for helping me, it will be my first time making jam although I am in my 80s.
Antea

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