We have so far found four varieties of plum growing in the area, now destined to ...

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... become jam.

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You should try your hand at making wine from some of these plums. It is my absolute favorite of wines.

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I am interested to try this for sure but for now my primary mission is to store food which I know the kids will eat ;)

My three year old is quite partial to a little sip of wine when she can but I probably shouldn't encourage it!

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Sooo yummy yum. :)

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It turned out a bit more like a liquid than a regular jam but yes, it is seriously yummy :)

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There are a lot of plum trees here in Mexico. One of our community members made wine which was very tasty. Like you, I'm more interested in jam. I'll have to check @survival-archive for a book on this subject.

Keep doing what you are doing and inspiring others!

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In the end we didn't use any books for this job. The locals were telling me it was easy so we just went with it and gave it a shot. The trick as I understand it is to let the fruit and the sugar soak overnight before heating it up. And don't add water for plums, as they are quite juicy already. More liquid only increases cooking time. Less cooking time better. Ideally I am told it should be no more than 30mins, though this may leave the jam to be more like a liquid. It still sits okay on bread (assuming you are not a child with erratic movements!) and I also realised it mixes well with water, like a syrup. So... it's a win for the plums :)

Thanks for the @survival-archive reminder! It has been some time since I posted there.

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