Friday, June 4, 2010

The Plums are Coming in Fast

The Cherry-Plums fresh from the tree. I think this is about 10lbs. or so. They are no bigger than a quarter.
Here they are being pitted so I can get them in the pot for jam making. This was the last bit of them. Deven decided to do these so I could start cooking the first batch. I ended up with 23 cups of pitted plums. Aren't they dark! They were sweet to eat too ;-)
Here they are! 26 8oz jelly jars full. Plum preserves. No added sugars. I used Stevia to sweeten. They are a little tart. I didn't think the sour skins would make that much of a difference in the flavor but it did. It still tastes great though. Something about doing it yourself :D Now to wash the hard water residue off all the jars and put them all away....

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