Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption
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Shan
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PlumsI have processed 2 buckets of plums and made:
Plum sauce
Plum sorbet
Dehydrated plums
Yes, I'm feeling smug.
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buzzy
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And sticky? 
Henry
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Hairyloon
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Any suggestions for slightly icky or unripe plums?
Somebody didn't thin them out enough & we've had a branch full snap off...
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dpack
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plum sauce freezes well.
if you go the full hoi sin it keeps for several years in a larder
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Shan
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Any suggestions for slightly icky or unripe plums?
Somebody didn't thin them out enough & we've had a branch full snap off... |
Plum sauce is good for unripe plums. The tartness of the plums balances out the sugar.
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Shan
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plum sauce freezes well.
if you go the full hoi sin it keeps for several years in a larder |
I make mine with brown sugar, loads of rice vinegar, onion, garlic, dash of chilli flakes, Chinese 5 spice (home ground of course), dash of soya, a good measure of salt, fresh ginger and a little water. Jar as per normal (heat jar in oven and make sure it is scrupulously clean) and it keeps years.
dpack
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dpack
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i have brambles at the mo
see your sticky and raise you a spines and flower bug bites
at least the understanding with the wasps is still respected by both parties 
the fruit leather hint for bullace would work with full size plums, ripe ones are best
i need to reacquaint myself with the fulford orchard crew, they have some rather nice ancient plum trees ( and apples ) .
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Mistress Rose
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You could make wine too. Damson jam always used to be a thing when I was a child. I still hate it.
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Shan
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We have 2 plum trees and 1 damson. All of them completely covered in fruit this year. Unfortunately, one of the plum trees has had 90% of its branches break. I would have thought the heaviness of the fruit was the problem except that the other plum tree, which is nearly identical in shape and size as well quantity of fruit is absolutely fine. I'm just hoping the plums on the broken tree will ripen.
The damsons are starting to change colour. Looks like it will be a very good year for them.
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Hairyloon
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We have 2 plum trees and 1 damson... |
We have a plum tree which died then came back to life as a damson...
Also a grove of greengages that I'm not sure what to do about.
Shan
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I could imgine a greengage sauce spiced with green cardmom, ginger and fennel seeds. Would go rather well with goose and duck.
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Hairyloon
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Can we recommend any recipes? Or are they all on the database already?
Is there some way to link to the results of a database search?
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Shan
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I tend to make up my recipes as I go along. 
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