tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post841778199683998469..comments2023-07-22T11:18:20.469+01:00Comments on A Woman of the Soil: Plumple – Plum and Apple Jamelaine http://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-45468984208290033352014-08-28T11:47:50.819+01:002014-08-28T11:47:50.819+01:00Ha! Excellent - you've just invented a new ja...Ha! Excellent - you've just invented a new jam.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-67774204438957564562014-08-27T19:26:36.590+01:002014-08-27T19:26:36.590+01:00I'm so pleased you alerted me that your veg bl...I'm so pleased you alerted me that your veg blog was up and running again, thanks Elaine! It was rather sad when you lost your allotment so this is great news. Love the idea of making 'Plumple' - I have apples and rose hips so I guess that will be a Hipple Tipple! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-30646161904097648852014-08-27T06:40:19.227+01:002014-08-27T06:40:19.227+01:00Glad it turned out ok - I planted a wild plum a fe...Glad it turned out ok - I planted a wild plum a few years ago - no sign of any fruit yet thoughelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-18103568636913302442014-08-26T10:34:21.071+01:002014-08-26T10:34:21.071+01:00I had a go at "Plumping" with the fruit ...I had a go at "Plumping" with the fruit I foraged. The result was very satisfactory. Thanks for the inspiration!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-45512030534083402722014-08-23T10:10:27.472+01:002014-08-23T10:10:27.472+01:00We'll see what happens... although quite often...We'll see what happens... although quite often jam doesn't last long enough around here to test its keeping qualities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-47513633578295142732014-08-20T22:45:43.495+01:002014-08-20T22:45:43.495+01:00It is a lovely word isn't it - my Victoria plu...It is a lovely word isn't it - my Victoria plum tree only had three plums on this year but I have quite a few damsons and thousands of apples - good apple year, lousy plum year.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-13756150662222473312014-08-20T22:44:21.657+01:002014-08-20T22:44:21.657+01:00I did make the chutney with runner beans because t...I did make the chutney with runner beans because the slugs demolished the French beans but I suppose either will do for the same effect.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-10774172180899141602014-08-20T13:01:41.268+01:002014-08-20T13:01:41.268+01:00What a wonderful word, Plumple. Sadly, I don't...What a wonderful word, Plumple. Sadly, I don't think my little patio trees will ever produce enough plums or apples to make in to jam.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-79574900805426186152014-08-20T07:51:37.934+01:002014-08-20T07:51:37.934+01:00'Plumple' - what a truly scrumptious word ...'Plumple' - what a truly scrumptious word Elaine. That bean chutney looks good although in my case I would have to substitute French beans for runners.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-59935494600128280492014-08-20T07:00:11.273+01:002014-08-20T07:00:11.273+01:00Sorry - I have no idea - not made it before - I ju...Sorry - I have no idea - not made it before - I just presumed it was like jam.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-35016569457080922662014-08-20T06:58:56.392+01:002014-08-20T06:58:56.392+01:00I will - sounds good.I will - sounds good.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-41004238452810020572014-08-19T22:28:45.729+01:002014-08-19T22:28:45.729+01:00I too have plums and apples... plumple is now on t...I too have plums and apples... plumple is now on the list of things to make! Does it keep like a jam, or will I need to make space in the fridge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-75325047819416037992014-08-19T05:16:07.377+01:002014-08-19T05:16:07.377+01:00We have been eating Plum Tarte Tatins recently; th...We have been eating Plum Tarte Tatins recently; they're good, try it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-30756462835765827182014-08-18T22:14:48.159+01:002014-08-18T22:14:48.159+01:00Sounds like your beans aren't doing as well as...Sounds like your beans aren't doing as well as they did last year Mark - from what I remember.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-23171826527469558582014-08-18T22:13:11.830+01:002014-08-18T22:13:11.830+01:00There is no setting point for chutney Linda - you...There is no setting point for chutney Linda - you just simmer it till all the liquid is gone and it becomes thick.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-86967959346897387532014-08-18T20:40:55.016+01:002014-08-18T20:40:55.016+01:00I don't have enough Runner Beans to justify ma...I don't have enough Runner Beans to justify making them into chutney. I like them in their simplest form - plain boiled!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-23566180310415762712014-08-18T20:03:49.980+01:002014-08-18T20:03:49.980+01:00Thank you for sharing have a blessed week Elaine c...Thank you for sharing have a blessed week Elaine chutney is the only thing I never made how is it like jam re the setting point is it the same or slightly different ? LINDA'Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322944728491268995noreply@blogger.com