I'm looking to try some land-bound harvesting for once. Does anyone out there gather wild plum (Ciruelo , cyrtocarpa edulis )? I have yet to try them
but have a number of trees nearby to pick from. Can they be enjoyed other ways than fresh...ie. jam, dehydrated?Natalie Ann - 6-26-2008 at 11:42 AM
Just last night I made Diver's recipe for mango upside down cake - but I made it with wild plums. Left the skin on, quartered them (remove pits) and
be sure to use lots of the little devils - they shrink a bit when baked. The cake, btw, was delicious.
This weekend I plan to try baking a plum crisp. Will use an apple crisp recipe to do this. I'll let you know how that works out.
Here's Diver's recipe using mangos.
*(you won't need the lemon juice)
Enjoy!
Mango Upside Down Cake
2 cups sliced ripe mangos
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. margarine
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
Pour lemon juice over mangos and let stand 15 minutes.
Melt 1 Tbsp. margarine in 8-inch cake pan or casserole. (Do not use iron skillet as mangos will darken.) Add brown sugar and cover with mango slices.
To prepare cake batter, cream margarine; add sugar and cream; add beaten egg. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk. Pour over mangos.
Bake 50 to 60 minutes at 375. When cake is done, turn upside down and serve while warm.
NenaCardon Man - 6-26-2008 at 12:05 PM
Sounds delicious. What area of the peninsula are you harvesting plums? All of the local trees neaby us at East Cape have yet to ripen.
Ciruelo
Skipjack Joe - 6-26-2008 at 12:33 PM
Your plum cake was first class!
bajajudy - 6-26-2008 at 12:51 PM
They are delicious. They have a nutty flavor. We have several trees.shari - 6-26-2008 at 12:59 PM
I have a similar recipe but use guavas and it's DIVINE..try it.Natalie Ann - 6-26-2008 at 01:14 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Cardon Man
Sounds delicious. What area of the peninsula are you harvesting plums? All of the local trees neaby us at East Cape have yet to ripen.
I'm not on the peninsula, but in Berkeley. I was delivered a huge basket of the unripened plums last week - from the garden of a friend who lives in
a little desert oasis and has a lot of unusual plants in her garden. The plums are getting ripe quickly, and it's likely my neighbors will be
enjoying that crisp I'm going to make.
And Igor... glad you enjoyed the cake.
Nena
[Edited on 6-26-2008 by Natalie Ann]fishbuck - 6-26-2008 at 01:29 PM
I don't have a recipe but I do have a story.
I once had an after diner wine made from the wild plums that grow around the La Paz area. It was homemade and strong and super sweet.
I had once read a little story somewhere about these plums. It is said that once one partakes of this fruit that he will become enchanted and in his
heart he will always long to return to La Paz.
Quaint little story. Fast forward to me in La Paz and me invited to a ladies house. Little did I know that it's true and once I had tasted the wine
that I would be enchanted by this lady of La Paz. Her love potion was strong and true. I fell fast and hard.
Even though it was several years ago I still can't forget her.
I stopped by her house a couple months ago. She was gone. Moved out. La Paz could never be the same for me now.
But you know, for some unexplainable reason I must return there...
