plum jam

[Sparkly]

Could I put plums in with a small quantity of water, cook down and then push them through a large sieve to get the stones out?

[Sparkly]

[jennym]

You could, but you may find you get "meat" in your jam  ;D

I find it preferable to cut plums in half and lift the stone out, and then at the same time you can check in case there are any maggots inside.

[Duke Ellington]

Agrees 100% with Jenny. My plums are ready and its time to make jam! I always cut them open to remove the stones ...its a bit fiddly but would rather see whats inside ;)

Duke :)

[Sparkly]

Thanks for the advice ladies  ;D

I stoned them all and have frozen them to make Jam next week.

I was just being lazy as they were all so small and fiddly!  ;)

[Tinkie_Bear]

My greengage jam recipe says to halve the gages but ot remove the stones, when the jam is at a rolling boil the stones will bubble to the surface, you then fish them out - I don't know if boiling with the stones does anything to the flavour but it was easy enough to catch them!

Helen x

[saddad]

the livestock floats to the top with the stones and scum... most of the time..  ::)

[Duke Ellington]

Thanks for sharing that with us Saddad!! :-\

Duke

[small]

The jam sets better if you leave the stones in and fish them out as the flesh softens, in my experience.