Posted: Mon Aug 22, 05 9:24 am Post subject: Plums
Bit late but never mind, British plums are in season right now, some early varieties have gone already but you should be able to get hold of Jubilee and Victoria and if you're very lucky some late Gages.
judith
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 22789 Location: Montgomeryshire
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 05 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Plums
tahir wrote:
late Gages.
Late? The ones on my tree are still rock-hard bullets!
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 05 9:28 am Post subject: Re: Plums
Judith wrote:
tahir wrote:
late Gages.
Late? The ones on my tree are still rock-hard bullets!
I've just had the last of my Late Greengages this morning...
Obviously a lot of variation across the country
judith
Joined: 16 Dec 2004 Posts: 22789 Location: Montgomeryshire
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 05 9:30 am Post subject:
Mind you, it's just as well. Yesterday I found a box of gages from last year at the bottom of the freezer. It will give me time to do something with those
twoscoops
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
The wild damsons here look like they're about a week away, the ones I used to visit near Nottingham must therefore be ripe now (they were always a little earlier than the ones here, which are a bit sheltered).
Still tons of wild plums on trees here.
British plums aplenty on Cambridge market.
twoscoops
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 1924 Location: Warwickshire
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 05 9:57 am Post subject:
Question about wild plums; How big are damsons? I saw a load of damsons on the market on saturday and they appeared smaller than those I picked last year. Is it possible that I picked bullaces or some other wild plum and mistook them for damsons?
I wouldn't worry too much TS, they're all pretty variable, some wild cherry plums are totally tasteless others are as good as gages, it's more about how tasty they are in my opinion.
Question about wild plums; How big are damsons? I saw a load of damsons on the market on saturday and they appeared smaller than those I picked last year. Is it possible that I picked bullaces or some other wild plum and mistook them for damsons?
It's possible, but don't fret over it because wild damsons can be very variable in size, and of course their size will vary from year to year; bear in mind that the early damsons (the ones on the market now) also tend to be smaller.
I'm not clear on how much intermixing there has been between bullace and damson, but I'd guess that there has been some, so the line between them may be a little blurred.
Best way you have for defining a damson is whether it tastes like a damson.
Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 23956 Location: under some rain.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 05 10:03 am Post subject:
Plenty of plums and damsons in the greengrocers, made damson jam esterday.
Sharing my own plums around the office as I type...
View Latest Posts