Could you be more specific then about what you are looking for? Are you wanting to mix them with other fruit of some kind? Otherwise most all the recipes for Plum Jams are the same - nothing more than the plums and various amounts of sugar. In other words, nothing unique. And wild plums are used just like any other plums and nothing unusual is required. You can mix them with just about any other fruit in equal proportions if you want something special and no specific recipe is needed. And BBB has a good recipe for Plum Conserve with orange pulp, orange peel, raisins, and chopped pecans. Page 32 in current edition. And Small Batch Preserving has a Plum Amaretto Jam. But those are the only unusual ones I can find in any of my books. Dave

Sounds yummy! Did you grow the yellow plums? I've never seen them at the store. I bought my first ground cherry plant, the pineapple kind, at the beginning of July, and my kids liked them so much, I bought 4 more plants a couple of weeks ago. We get about a handful a day, but they get so excited about finding them and peeling the husk, kind of like little presents in the garden, that I'm pretty sure I won't get enough to make jam, LOL! Maybe if I plant them early enough next year we'll get a bigger crop. Thanks for sharing the recipe! Bonnie

A butter has a lower sugar level but if the plums are very high in pectin the mixture may still jell. It's unavoidable. I did have it happen once and ended up with a spiced plum jam (which is not necessarily a bad thing). Carol

I found a method that works beautifully! Cut the plums in half, roughly, but don't bother pitting or peeling them. Cook according to your favorite jam recipe (the fruit will cook off the pits). When the jam has jelled, pour it into a large-holed enamel colander over a large pot. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to work the jam through the colander, retaining all the pits. Ladle pit-free jam into jars, etc. It can be a bit messy, but it's much easier and faster than pitting all the plums beforehand. Three dozen jars and counting...