This eighteenth century method for drying greengages calls for candying your plum(b)s in syrup before setting them to dry.
Tag: plum
Now Collecting Historical Orchard Recipes
I’ve started putting together an index page of the archive recipes that I’m posting on the site.
Au Revoir to Pear, Plum and Damson Blossom?
Two nights of bad weather after early blossom has bloomed is bad news, but hopefully not the end of this year’s crop.
‘A Lady’, on Making Paste of Plumbs
The anonymous author of this 18th century tract takes time our from moralising to make something jammy.
Gallery: Top-Fruit Blossom, Spring 2020
2020 has been a rather excellent year for fruit blossom. Here’s a gallery of some examples I’ve seen in various places.
Restoration Pruning of an Overgrown Plum Tree
Improving the branch structure of an overgrown and crowded plum tree on our allotment plot.
Aphid Update: Damson Saved, Plum Under Threat
Just when I thought the 2019 aphid night mare might have ended…