Damsons

[Susanwusan]

I picked almost 2kg of damsons off a tree and cooked them without anything extra other than the water clinging to them from washing.  The stones have been removed and the damson mush is in the fridge.  I'd like to make something with it tomorrow - but what do you do with cooked damsons?

[Kerry Beal]

2 hours ago, Susanwusan said:

I picked almost 2kg of damsons off a tree and cooked them without anything extra other than the water clinging to them from washing.  The stones have been removed and the damson mush is in the fridge.  I'd like to make something with it tomorrow - but what do you do with cooked damsons?

Plum jam in my world.

 

 

[Susanwusan]

9 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Plum jam in my world.

 

 

I was thinking more along the lines of a dish, some sort of dessert or cake or something like that.  I haven't  used damsons before and I'm not sure if they might not suit some things.

[Kerry Beal]

Marian Burros Plum Torte- but it uses whole plums

 

[blue_dolphin]

Having them already cooked to mush does take a lot of options off the table. 

 

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's damson recipes

 

You could make great popsicles, too!

[Susanwusan]

I resorted to stewed damsons and custard, but the fruit being plain with only added sugar was delicious, it allowed us to taste the damson.

[Katie Meadow]

On 9/9/2020 at 11:02 PM, Susanwusan said:

I was thinking more along the lines of a dish, some sort of dessert or cake or something like that.  I haven't  used damsons before and I'm not sure if they might not suit some things.

Check out David Leibovitz's recent recipe for oven roasted plums.