Certainly looks like them. They are very ripe. I have been given a bag of beautiful victoria plums and have decided to make some fruit leathers tomorrow.

Many thanks cammomile i will pick some tomorrow x

One tiny taste will confirm it! They look very good ones too.

Yup damson jam or cheese on the horizon...

Thanks for the replies definitely going picking tomorrow now ,anyone know if i can freeze them

Moon grower have just found your recipe for damson jam on here thanks x

Yes if you wash and de-stone them you can freeze them on flat trays and then bag them when frozen.

Hi, can someone please direct me to Moongrower's damson jam recipe.... I have looked but cannot find it. Thankyou.

Hi funguy i just typed in Damson in the search bar and it came up.I dont know how to link it but its was under a question from womble13 "is this a damson tree" hope this helps

Here you go:

1.25kg damsons
500ml water
3 lb (1.5 kg) sugar
Remove the stalks, wash the damsons, and put into a preserving pan with the water.
Cook slowly until the damsons are well broken down.
Add the sugar, stir over low heat until dissolved, then bring to the boil and boil rapidly.
Remove the stones as they rise to the surface with a slotted spoon.
5. Continue boiling rapidly until setting point is reached. (Test for set after about 10 minutes of rapid boiling.)
6. Remove from the heat, skim, pot, cover, and label.

I've frozen them with the stones in and they were fine - and saves a lot of work!

Except you need to remove the stones before using. Easier to do so before freezing!

It depends what you do with them - I usually just make a crumble, and its up to the recipient to spit them out and put them on the communal coaster. Sorry to admit we live like that...

I wouldn't want to run the risk of someone breaking a tooth on a stone and, suspect our friends would be rather surprised if I did so. Stone damsons and plums doesn't take long and they take up less room in the freezer.

well i have picked me Damsons so on with the jam now i will let ya know how it goes.Also got some blackberries too so Blackberry and apple pie coming aswell ,mmmm

MG, hasn't happened yet in more years than I care to remember, but you make me wish I was less idle! (We rather enjoy lining the stones up on a coaster and seeing who got most...sad isn't it?)

Thanks Moonegrower, that is similar to the recipe i used this year, except i used more sugar and it was a bit too sweet.

I have never eaten a crumble with fruit stones left in...i shudder at the thought tbh!!! But then i have cracked a tooth on a stone someone missed in a compote, and there was a £400 dentist bill for the pleasure.

Bulba broke a tooth on a piece of nut shell left in someones home made granola so I would never risk leaving stones in anything. There is also the potential for children to choke on the stones. I do remember as a child having stewed plums and custard with the stones left in but have never done so myself.

Oh dear. As well as being lazy I now feel I was bad mother!

Nope you were just a mother - and looking after your family :-)

I made a fruit leather out of victoria plums a few days ago and it turned out really well. It looks like leather but is very pliable and fruity. Stores well too.

Is that what I would call a cheese Cammomile?

No MG its pureed fruit with a little bit of sugar to taste and dried on oven proof cling film on a flat square sponge tin, for about 8 hours or overnight. It comes out all rubbery (sounds disgusting) but delicious and stores well. Recipe found when I googled it. Apparently any fruit will work.

Must give it a t ry.