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Guns4Liberty
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Location: Lynnwood/Bothell Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 Posts: 8562
Real Name: Curtis
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I have a large Asian plum tree in my back yard. Last August, I discovered how tasty they are, but most of them went to waste because I either couldn't get to them or the birds and squirrels got to them first. I decided that this summer I would try to make more use of them. Well, the tree is putting out twice as many this year as last year, and they're ripe now. I rigged up an extension pole with a catch basket and have been picking about 3-4 dozen per day for the past week and a half. I've been eating a lot, but I've been giving most of them away to family and friends. I still have about 100 in a basket on my kitchen counter and probably 300 more on the tree. They're pretty damn good, but I can only eat so many. I have a batch of plum syrup in the works, but what else would you do with them?
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tannardog
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Location: Monroe Joined: Mon Jul 25, 2011 Posts: 1563
Real Name: Ty
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My grandma used to can plums. I do not remember her procedure, but I remember a pantry full of them. As a kid, I hated them, but the adults all loved them (canned that is) year around. Still not sure I would like them as they are very mushy when canned. You could always dry them and make prunes... If you are into that.
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:00 am |
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L_O_G
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Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu Sep 22, 2011 Posts: 13486
Real Name: JP
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I have a HUGE Italian plum tree in my yard that produces way more than I can use.
Last year I made homemade plum Jelly which kicked ass, had family & friends come over and pick as much as they wanted, then took several boxes full to my local food bank. They were more than appreciative to get them.
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dreadi
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Location: Tacoma, Washington Joined: Fri Nov 21, 2014 Posts: 8358
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Make wine
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KeystoneCowboy
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Location: Burlington Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2012 Posts: 5999
Real Name: Kyle
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Freezer jam
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:05 am |
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MadPick
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Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032
Real Name: Steve
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G4L, are these the yellow plums?
I have a similar tree in my backyard. The last couple of years, yield has been low, but before that I used to get the same metric shit-ton. I ate as many as the septic system could handle, brought bags to work, etc. but it was pretty hard to get rid of them. One of my neighbors made some plum jam which was pretty good, but other than that I never did find any recipes that seemed promising for those plums.
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:23 am |
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cmica
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Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15231
Real Name: chris
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dang if you were not so far i'd take some off your hands.
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:15 am |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4834
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Put bags of them out at the curb with a $10 price wrote on them. Write NON GMO on them.
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:25 am |
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Lew
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Location: Earth Joined: Mon Oct 14, 2013 Posts: 1188
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Time to make a plum gun....
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:39 am |
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Guns4Liberty
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Location: Lynnwood/Bothell Joined: Thu Jul 31, 2014 Posts: 8562
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tannardog wrote: My grandma used to can plums. I do not remember her procedure, but I remember a pantry full of them. As a kid, I hated them, but the adults all loved them (canned that is) year around. Still not sure I would like them as they are very mushy when canned. You could always dry them and make prunes... If you are into that. I gave a bag full to a co-worker who is going to can them. I'm open to trying them, but also expect them to be mushy, which doesn't sound appealing. I haven't developed a taste for prunes yet, but I'll give it time. L_O_G wrote: Last year I made homemade plum Jelly which kicked ass, had family & friends come over and pick as much as they wanted, then took several boxes full to my local food bank. They were more than appreciative to get them. The food bank idea is a good one. I think I'll take a box down there later this afternoon. Unfortunately, I've developed an intolerance to alcohol. If I have more than 1 drink, I get a horrible stomach ache and nausea. Otherwise, that's a good suggestion! Jagerbomber35 wrote: Freezer jam That's a good idea. I was wondering how best to store them frozen - this might be it. Madpick wrote: G4L, are these the yellow plums?
I have a similar tree in my backyard. The last couple of years, yield has been low, but before that I used to get the same metric shit-ton. I ate as many as the septic system could handle, brought bags to work, etc. but it was pretty hard to get rid of them. One of my neighbors made some plum jam which was pretty good, but other than that I never did find any recipes that seemed promising for those plums. They're only yellow when they're not ripe; when they ripen, they're plum-colored (dark purple): cmica wrote: dang if you were not so far i'd take some off your hands. Find a mule and I'll send you a bag full! Old Growth wrote: Put bags of them out at the curb with a $10 price wrote on them. Write NON GMO on them. "Organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, fair trade, sustainable, traceable Asian plums - $10/lb.". I'm near Edmonds, so I'll probably have a line down the block. Lew wrote: Time to make a plum gun.... Haha, I've actually been lobbing the bad ones at the squirrels every time I see them in the tree. I'd love a plum gun, but they're so soft they'd turn into a purple mist inside the gun.
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:51 am |
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quantsuff
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Location: central wa Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 Posts: 3554
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Plum leather/fruit rollups
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:00 pm |
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Lew
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Location: Earth Joined: Mon Oct 14, 2013 Posts: 1188
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Guns4Liberty wrote: Haha, I've actually been lobbing the bad ones at the squirrels every time I see them in the tree. I'd love a plum gun, but they're so soft they'd turn into a purple mist inside the gun. Ah, but the pits! Sabot rounds.....
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:12 pm |
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Sinus211
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Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13503
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Lew wrote: Time to make a plum gun.... Awesome
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 1:09 pm |
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Sinus211
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Location: Marysville Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2012 Posts: 13503
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Seriously though I think Dreadi nailed it with the plum wine idea. Fun christmas gift to hand out. Get to tell them about making it and how it came from the tree in your yard. http://homebrewacademy.com/how-to-make-plum-wine/
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Fri Aug 04, 2017 1:11 pm |
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cdoniguian
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Location: Tumwater, WA Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2012 Posts: 3640
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I like the food bank idea.
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