Wild Plums!

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I cooked 3 batches of plum juice. I mash them through a strainer so there is plenty of “plum” in the jam. I almost had enough for another batch, but put it back in the refrigerator. I got 10 pints and 8 half pints.

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The plums are small, about cherry sized. If they are dead ripe, they are sweet, but for the most part, they are tart. I use the Sure Jell in the pink box that takes less sugar, so the jam is sweet with a tart taste.

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We picked what is probably the last of the plums this year. I cooked some, left more out to finish ripening. Probably in a few days I'll make jam.
 

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I got side tracked slaughtering 23 Cornish Cross chickens,cutting them up and vacuum sealing them. In the freezer now, can finally finish up the wild plum jam.

I just did 3 batches of 5 pint jars each. After what I’ve been doing lately, it feels like a day off! The front jars are dark red, as they cool, the color will lighten up a little. Tha quart jars in the back are chicken backs, parts and pieces that I canned for the dogs.

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