My Uncle Bob called and said they had a lot of fruit from their mini family orchard if I would like to come grab some. Of course I would! Little was an understatement, they had tons of white peaches, plums and even a apples. I of course hate to see all that good fruit go to waste so I took a bunch home and got to jammin'. I didn't go out to their house until around 7 and after visiting for a while and being so excited to cook I had to stop at the store on the way home and grab more jars. Dave had gone to a baseball game with his dad so I thought I would try a batch after the boys went to bed while waiting for him to get home.
I searched the web for a good easy recipe and found one. It was very similar to my apricot one and was confident I could handle it. I might say this will be the last time I use this recipe. Although I'm sure the jam will be yummy - haven't tried it yet - it is very time consuming and doesn't make enough to make the process worth it.
Peel and pit 8 cups of plums, add sugar and lemon juice, cook and stir for 25 minutes. ALL FOR 3 JARS OF JAM! When I do my apricot recipe it's much the same with out the peeling and only 6 cups of apricots for 5 jars of jam. Make the plum feel not worth the work. Next year I'll try another way.
I still had a ton of peaches and apples to use....freezer jam is way easier I'll do that with the peaches. Fast and easy for 10 jars of freezer jam.
Last for a BBQ with Mom and Eddie and a few friends of the family I made a huge and pretty apple pie. It was yummy!
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