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Recipe Roundup: Sweet Ways to Use Yellow Plums

2008_07_24-plumcake.jpgWe're going to be the bearers of bad news up front: We don't have the recipe for this beautiful plum cake. (It's from Flickr and the comments aren't in English, unfortunately.) But it served as inspiration for finding a bunch of recipes to use up the bounty of yellow plums we got in our CSA this week...

 
 

Our plums are small and sweet with a thinner, less tart skin than larger purple plums. We've been considering individual cobblers, maybe some jam, but they're so pretty and jewel-like, we thought we might highlight them in a more inventive way.

This tart over at Smitten Kitchen is tempting — and a close cousin to the photo above:


We also found these recipes that specifically call for yellow plums:


And more plum recipes from our archives:


Related: Poached Plum Frangipane Tart: Delicious Links for 07.23.08

(Image: Flickr member kokjebalder, licensed for use under Creative Commons)

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Soooo pretty!!

posted by faith on July 25th 2008 at 7:47am
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If this pic is from flickr, where is the link back to flickr? And a picture credit (even with creative commons licenses aren't you supposed to give a credit?)

Maybe if you post the link one of your readers can translate the comments.

posted by Charlotte on July 26th 2008 at 12:08am
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Oh sorry. I just saw the link and credit quite a ways into the story. I think the links should go under the picture though.

posted by Charlotte on July 26th 2008 at 12:11am
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OK, one more comment. Most of the comments on the photo are in Dutch (which I read a little). But there is a comment in English, repeating the gist of an earlier comment. The tart was a gift to the poster and he said the plums weren't ripe so the tart only looked pretty, but wasn't good! A lesson there, use ripe plums in uncooked dishes.

posted by Charlotte on July 26th 2008 at 12:14am
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