Plum Recipes
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- English Plum Pudding
1 lb stale bread 1 pint hot milk 1/2 lb sugar 8 egg yolks, beaten to a cream 1 lb raisins, stoned and floured 1 lb currants, washed and floured 1/4 lb citron, cut in strips and dredged with flou - Plum Cordial
1 quart gin 2 quarts Damson plums 3 cups sugar - 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 - Christmas Plum Pudding
2 pounds raisins 2 pounds currant 1/2 pound citron or lemon peel 1/2 cup sugar 2 pounds beef suet Butter size of orange 2 pounds flour 2 thick slices bread crumbled fine 7 eggs 1 teaspoon gro - Plum Pudding | 1 pound each of suet
1 pound each of suet 1 pound bread crumbs 1 pound raisins 1 pound currants 1 pound sugar 1 glass brandy 1 glass sherry 8 eggs 1 nutmeg Little mace or cinnamon 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon - Plum Custard Tartlets
1 pint plums 1 cup sugar 2 egg yolks, well beaten Puff paste 2 egg whites 2 Tbsps powdered sugar - Christmas Plum Pudding | 1/2 half loaf of bread, grated
1/2 half loaf of bread, grated 1 lb currants 2 lbs raisins, stoned 1 lb suet, chopped 6 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately, very light 2 pieces citron, cut up 2 cups flour Milk Salt Grou - Plum Cake | 1 lb butter
1 lb butter 1 lb sugar 1 lb flour 10 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately 4 Tbsp brandy 1 lb currants, washed & dried 1/2 lb raisins 1 nutmeg, grated - Plum Jam
3/4 lb white sugar 1 lb fruit - 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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