Plum Recipes
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- Country Plum Charlotte
1 quart ripe plums, stoned Slices of bread Butter Cream - Plum Cake | 1 lb butter
1 lb butter 1 lb sugar 10 eggs, separated 1 lb flour 1 heaping tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 lb raisins 1/2 lb currants 1/2 lb citron, sliced 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp mace 1 ts - English Plum Pudding | 3/4 pound seeded raisins
3/4 pound seeded raisins 1/2 pound currants 1/4 pound citron 1/4 pound figs 3/4 cup of sugar 2 3/4 cup of sugar 2 3/4 cups flour 1 cup of bread crumbs 3 cups beef suet 4 eggs 1 pint milk 1/ - English Plum Pudding | 2 pounds suet
2 pounds suet 1 pound currants 2 pounds raisins 1/2 pound citron 1 pound sugar 2 nutmegs 3 spoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon cloves 8 eggs Pinch of salt Flour - Plum Butter
Plums 1 part of stewed apples - Rich Plum Cake, or Wedding Cake
4 pounds flour 3 1/2 pound butter 3 1/2 pounds sugar 36 eggs, leaving out twelve whites 2 pounds citron 2 pounds orange 2 pounds lemon 4 pounds almonds mixed with as much sugar 4 pounds raisin - Plum Cake
2 pounds raisins 2 pounds currants 1 pound brown sugar 1/2 pound blanched almonds 1/4 pound citron, sliced 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/4 pound lemon peel 1 cup molasses 1/2 pound butter 6 eggs 1/2 c - Graham Plum Pudding
1 1/2 cups graham flour 1 cup molasses 1/2 cup milk 1 cup seeded raisins 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon soda 2 tablespoons butter - Plum Pudding Glacé
1 pint cream or milk 2 Tbsps arrowroot 3 pints milk 3 eggs, well beaten Sugar Vanilla bean 1/2 lb cut citron 1/2 lb currants 1/2 lb raisins, cut & seeded - Plum Pudding | 1 1/2 pounds sifted flour
1 1/2 pounds sifted flour 1 1/2 pounds seeded raisins 1 1/2 pounds currants 3/4 pound suet chopped fine 1 1/2 pounds sugar 6 ounces citron cut fine 1 grated nutmeg 7 eggs
About Plum
- Fresh ripe plums can be refrigerated in a plastic bag for about four days before using
- Fresh plums are available from May to October
- Plums are often used in baking, salads, puddings, and as a special flavor for sangria
- Plum varieties can be large, small, green, red, purple, yellow, or blue
- The military and political leader of the Roman Republic - Pompey the Great- called for plum orchards to be built in Rome
- The best plums are rich with color and have a dusty white sheen which indicates they have not been over-handled
- When selecting a plum, choose ones that are firm but can be squeezed slightly and are more soft at the top
- USA, Russia, and China produce the highest volume of commercial plums
- Prunes are high in neochlorogenic and chlorogenic acids which serve as cancer-fighting antioxidants
- Plums (like prunes) are a natural laxative
- Plums are high in vitamin C which helps your body to fight infection, and helps with cardiovascular function
- There are more than two thousand plum varieties of which more than 100 can be found in the USA
- Louis Pellier started the California plum industry near San Jose in the late 1800's
- The plum was first harvested in Asia near the Caspian Sea which is close to modern day Iran
- As the plum ripens, the antioxidant health benefits increase
- The plumb grows on a small tree that can reach 15 feet in height
- There are many varieties of plumbs and more than 300 are referenced by ancient Roman culture
- Plums are in the family known as prunus americana and are relatives of the peach and the almond
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