So many plums!

CanadianGran: and it goes on:
Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief.
Big house, little house, pigsty, barn.
Boots, shoes, hobnails, clogs.
Silk, satin, muslin, rags.
Coach, carriage, wheelbarrow, dung cart.
This year, next year, sometime, never.

In our house, with three girls, this was about who you were going to marry, where you were going to live, what you were going to be wearing, how you were going to your wedding and when you were going to marry the tinker, tailor, soldier or sailor. Played with the stones from plums, cherries, damsons and any stone fruit.

Anyone else remember this? And know where it originated? Sounds quite an old game, C19th or early 20th maybe.

I make plum dumpling - also a german recipe - and the italian plums are just what we use (sugar plums)
www.esterkocht.com/german-plum-dumplings-zwetschgenknodel/
We don't use sour cream.
Our topping of choice is melted butter with sugar mixed with sugar/cinnamon mix
Enjoy

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Marydoll

Sago

River cafe orange and plum cake, delicious.

DH would love that! I must look it up.

The recipe is on The Happy Foodie website. Looks lovely. I would love to make it but have no plums 😢

Thank you!

Marydoll

Sago

River cafe orange and plum cake, delicious.

DH would love that! I must look it up.

The recipe is on The Happy Foodie website. Looks lovely. I would love to make it but have no plums 😢

"Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor,
Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief"

CanadianGran - it's a children's rhyme - the stones are lined up and counted while saying the rhyme - whatever word you stop on is what you're going to be! Probably not politically correct these days.

When I get given plumbs (sadly not for ages) I make Mulled wine Jam. A recipe I found in a WI book.
You cook as normal Jam bit add mixed spices and a bottle of Red.
Absolutely delicious, I have given some jars away to friends to have at Christmas.

Yes lots of plums here preserved them 3 weeks ago, same with Greengages, Bramleys last week, Pears this week. We have tried to keep them to ripen but losses have been too high in the past, so they all go in freezer now, so lots of puddings for the winter.
Must pick some blackberries soon.

Thanks for all the ideas. looking up the orange and plum cake. I did end up halving them and freezing them.

Monica, I have no idea what you mean by Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor...please explain.

Marydoll, I would ask if I could pick some, they obviously haven't bothered with them. The worst outcome would be a 'no' from them, but I'm sure they would love for the plums to be used instead of going to waste.

Sago

River cafe orange and plum cake, delicious.

DH would love that! I must look it up.

River cafe orange and plum cake, delicious.

I make jars of plum jam. Unfortunately DDs plum tree was diseased this year, so no plums..
Every year I pass a neighbour's plum tree, where they are left to rot. They fall over the pavement and onto the road. I'm not bold enough to knock his door and offer to make crumble or Eve's pudding in return for some.

Another suggestion is chinese style plum sauce which can be used with duck etc. Keeps well if put in jars with a good seal when hot. Here's one recipe but easy to find others online.
If you don't want to make immediately, freeze plums and use later.
www.taste.com.au/recipes/chinese-five-spice-plum-sauce/1b0ec73b-cc40-4f91-87ec-1c79f4728c15

Puddings: crumbles, pies, sponges. Jam, chutney. Gently stew and squash slightly and serve as a compote with breakfast cereal.

I freeze plums whole and then we can do Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor etc when we eat them.

I think another name for them is Italian plums.

I'd never heard of prune plums before, had to look them up. How about spicing them up into a lovely fruity chutney for having with cold meats over the C period?