Plums galore
Three years ago I planted what I thought was a damson tree. This year it has been laden with fruit that are much closer to a plum than a damson, sweet enough to eat off the tree and twice the size of the average damson.The first trugful weighed in at about 18lb and I took it into to work along with a roll of poly bags. The second trugful, probably about 10lb has been washed, halved and frozen or stewed. I'm also experimenting with drying some in a low oven. I guess this all sounds a bit W.I., but I'm genuinely more interested in the tree. It's just that I can't bear to waste its produce.
About 1/3 of the harvest from one young tree.
posted by Sue Beesley @ 7:07 pm
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Just wondering how long it would take to dry them especially if they are not stoned first - a long time I think?!
Hi John,
I halved and stoned them first - they took about 6 hours in the oven to get to a semi-dried, ready to eat stage. And they are gorgeous.
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