Title: Plum Basics
Categories: Dessert Info Fruit Check
Yield: 1 Servings

SELECTING,STORING,PREPARING
		Prunus species

KINDS INCLUDE: Italian prune plums, greengage, Santa Rosa, President.

SEASON: June through September.

LOOK FOR: Plump fruit that yields to gentle pressure on the skin and is well colored. Color varies from bright yellow green to reddish purple to purplish black, depending on the variety. Avoid hard, shriveled, or cracked fruit.

TO STORE: Refrigerate; use within 5 days.

TO PREPARE: Wash plums; cut into each center to remove the pit. Slice or cut up the fruit for serving, with or without skin. Varieties vary in tartness, and some need more sugar than others when cooked.

Source: The New Good Housekeeping Cookbook ISBN: 0-688-03897-2 Typos by Dorothy Flatman 1995

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