The British plum season starts in late July with the Opal variety and finishes in mid-to late-September with the Marjorie Seedling. Each variety has a 2-3 week season. British plums develop an ...

Use this recipe to create desserts out of various excess fruits, but it worked particularly well with plums — the tart fruit offsetting the sweet batter.

A spoonful of sloe jelly can be added to plum pies or used in sponge cakes. Traditionally, sloes used for sloe gin are picked after the first frost as this helps the alcohol to permeate the fruit.

Plum cakes originally refers to the early type and style of fruit cake in England and is served widely across the globe, including India, around the holiday season and festival of Christmas. You can ...

Spread the plum mixture in a thin layer to cover the bottom of the tart shell. Fill the tart shell with the pumpkin mixture. Bake 45 to 55 minutes, or until the filling is just firm to the touch.