At a plum harvest recently, I got to chatting with the homeowners, who had this huge beautiful red plum tree in their backyard. They were overwhelmed by plums every summer, and spent most of their plum-time scraping them off their back porch and discarding them. They started asking us about plum recipes, and I realized we ought to be sharing some ideas with y’all for how to use all this amazing abundance of fruit that we’re salvaging from the waste stream. So here’s s super simple, decadently delicious recipe to get started. This one’s nice because you don’t have to deal with pitting the plums, just throw them in the jar!
Plum Liqueur
1 ½ lbs plums
Quart jar
1/3 cup sugar
Cinnamon stick
Enough vodka to cover plums
Fill canning jar with plums and cinnamon
Pour sugar over top
Fill with vodka
Put a lid on it and let it sit for several weeks, shaking occasionally.
Sip and enjoy responsibly. Yum! Goes really well mixed with bubbly water, or Wiley’s Ginger Ale!
Neighborhood Harvest 