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Wednesday, September 21, 2005
PlumsMy house is a bit older than I would like it to be, but when we bought it, we liked that there were mature trees on the property. Many of the new homes in the neighborhood are still planting new saplings, so they won't see fruit or even shade for quite a few years.
The people who owned the house before us, planted two plum trees in the back yard. Once they tasted Idaho Plums however, they decided that they didn't like them. Thus, the fruit was always left to rot on the trees. They would often fall onto the ground and thus, we have a plum grove instead of two trees. We have 6 fruit producing trees and four that have not reached maturity yet. I have plums coming out of my ears!
Yesterday, I spent the entire day making plum jam. My husband loves the stuff, so I am glad to make it. However, it is a monumental effort to create this concoction of fruit while attempting to keep the sugar level inside at a minimum. There is always a question of will this set up if we leave a few cups of sugar out of the recipe? The resounding answer is YES! The day was a success, but after a day like that, I hurt all over!
We made 7 batches of jam yesterday. The sad part, is that we didn't even make a dent in my plum crop. I have more plums still sitting on my kitchen table than I used yesterday, plus twice that still on my tree! I may try making prunes with a few, but then I worry about my kids eating too many and creating a nasty mess in the bathroom, if you get my meaning... I am traveling this weekend to see my family, so I will try to pawn off some of the fruit on them. Wish me luck!
