Plum Jam Redemption

Monday, January 07, 2013



There is a spiky, self sown plum tree stretching over our herb garden.  As I weed underneath it and cursing at the spikes, I wonder if this is the year that we cut it down or replace it with something a little less ferocious.  Then over the period of two weeks, each January, the green plums turn a glowing yellow and the tree redeems itself.  The plums make the most wonderful jam and for another year the tree is off the hook.

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4 comments

  1. mmm plum jam, i'm all out of homemade as of two weeks ago and the shop-bought stuff just isn't as tasty. i feel the same way about our black boy peach tree, it's old and ugly, and i have to pick up mounds of windblown peaches for 4 months a year to ward off wasps, but a small price for the jam ultimatly!

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  2. Plum jam is so tasty. There is an abandoned orchard near our house and each autumn there is a fight to be the first of the neighbours to get there when they ripen so that you can get the best ones!
    Rosie xx

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  3. And it looks fantastic! Lovely labels, even ...

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