Topic: cooking plums

[davholla]

By mistake my wife bought some cooking plums any ideas on how to cook them ?
We have never done this before.

[Palustris]

Half, de-stone. Pan small amount of water if dry, none if moist plums, low heat, simmer till soft. Add sugar to taste when cooked.

[davholla]

Half, de-stone. Pan small amount of water if dry, none if moist plums, low heat, simmer till soft. Add sugar to taste when cooked.

Thanks for that.  However by moist plums do you just mean normal fruit ie not dried but straight from the tree ?

[Palustris]

Some plum types have more juice than others. You will know when you cut them open  ;D Juicy plums need no water.
If the ones you have are dried plums then the way to use them is totally different. these you normally soak overnight before cooking.

[Tin Shed]

How about this recipe - Baked buttered plums in Marsala.

Grease bottom and sides of dish. De-stone plums and place cut-side uppermost in a single layer. Put a small piece of botter in the stone cavity of each one. Mix together some soft brown sugar and ground cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the fruit. Pour in about 120mls sweet Marsala or other sweet dessert wine into the dish between the fruit, so as to not wash of butter and sugar.
Cover dish and in medium oven until plums are very soft. Towards the end take the lid off and baste the friut with the cooking liquid and then cook for about another 5 - 10 mins. Serve hot  with cream of Greek yog.

[davholla]

How about this recipe - Baked buttered plums in Marsala.

Grease bottom and sides of dish. De-stone plums and place cut-side uppermost in a single layer. Put a small piece of botter in the stone cavity of each one. Mix together some soft brown sugar and ground cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the fruit. Pour in about 120mls sweet Marsala or other sweet dessert wine into the dish between the fruit, so as to not wash of butter and sugar.
Cover dish and in medium oven until plums are very soft. Towards the end take the lid off and baste the friut with the cooking liquid and then cook for about another 5 - 10 mins. Serve hot  with cream of Greek yog.

Thanks for that but the wife is pregnant.

[Tin Shed]

What about using grape juice or just water with a little extra sugar or some honey.