what are these?

[janeyo]

Will try and post a pic later.

The builder claims there are wild cherries at his mum's field.
We dutifully go a-picking.
I am not convinced they are cherries at all. They are much larger, but they are round like cherries. They are not red, more of an orangy/yellow and some of them are purpley.

He tells me they taste a bit like plums.. surely then some kind of plum?

I thought wild cherries were red...

Wondering what to do with 5lbs of them...

[T8Ter]

Hi Jane have a look at the thread about 15 down from yours by rodofgod76 , are these the same fruits?

[janeyo]

Brilliant! That's exactly what they are!

[Flummery]

Jam then, I reckon!

[janeyo]

I was planning on jam and got NO jars left - eeeeekkkk. Unless I make HUGE jars.

Hmmmm, Can I freeze them for jam later? If so do I freeze them whole? Or detstone first?

Thanks

[Flummery]

I wash them, pat dry on a tea towel and bag up in 3lb lots for jam. Freeze them - the stones come out easier when they are defrosted as freezing softens the fruit a bit. you can squeeze the stones out with your fingers - very messy but fun!

[janeyo]

I have frozen 3lbs as per aunty flums instructions. The rest (6lb will be made into wine. When I can be bothered to get off my backside as been running around all day

[valmarg]

They do really rather sound like mirabelles.

valmarg

[janeyo]

well whatever they are, they tasted like plums, and are now brewing!

[Flummery]

I found that the skins on the golden ones discoloured after freezing (when they had defrosted, I mean) However, I sliped the skins off while de-stoning them and now have a fantastic skinelss, stoneless yellow plum jam. There's a pic on my blog.

[janeyo]

yum.. I have jam envy

[Two_Sheds]

The builder claims there are wild cherries at his mum's field.

Well, that's why he's a builder not a gardener
He was half-right ... they're cherry plums aren't they?

[janeyo]

Yes, that's what I am now calling them
Let's hope he is not 'half right' at the building works lol