to many plums

If you are putting them outside with a notice I always put a roll of little plastic bags as people don't always have something to take them away in. One year our Monarch apple tree yielded 500lbs of fruit!

could also try freecycle.

I always wash, stone and cook plums with a minimum of sugar and then freeze them in boxes and afterwards transfer to a plastic bag - lovely for crumbles in the winter.

my friend has just given me a large carrier bag full of plums what is the best way to freeze them?

My son and his family came for a meal last week and brought me a big marrow. There was a box outside a house with a sign saying free to a good home. So they brought me one as they did not know what to do with it.
So I agree with J08, a box with a sign saying take some.

Galen
6lb plums/damsons
4 pints water

For every pint of juice
12 oz granulated sugar
5 oz orange juice

For every 5 pints of juice
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 dessertspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Heat plums/damsons an a pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Place plums into a muslin bag (or in my case I use an old pillow case) and hang up over a bowl to strain out all the juice.

Measure the juice, put in a big pan. Add sugar, orange juice and spices

Bring to the boil then bottle into sterilised bottles, filled to overflowing before capping. Store in a cool dry place. It seems to keep indefinitely. This amount makes about 3 - 4 litres, but the recipe can be scaled down.

My poor plum tree Just one plum some of her is dying I will prune and see what happens I have had her 20 years I just love Victoria’s I freeze some give some away and plum cake and jam is lovely As my Dad used to say "there is always next year"

Too many plums is what I feel I have eaten today! One fresh fig and a small banana. One dried fig, several Victoria plums and half a large nectarine. Maybe that was not such a good idea!

This is Delia's ketchup recipe.
www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/party-food/accompaniment/victoria-plum-or-damson-ketchup.html
Not sure I have ever done all the sterilising stuff and some of mine is what might politely be called vintage.
Probably a good idea to do it her way though.

Sounds interesting!

I make a spiced plum cordial with my damsons.

Try your local WI. They would probably bite your hand off for them. How far away from me do you live?

Plum ketchup. Uses loads and tastes delicious.

I had too many the first year.....this time, none.
And about 3 pears.

I'm a bit behind you here. Just starting to process the plum mountain today. DH (having been invited to pick the 'too high for me even on a pop up' fruit) has, sighing, deserted the F1 prelims and 'helpfully' picked a basket and two bowlsfull of not quite ripe apples. What the am I to do with them?

Many Plums have already been distributed to family and friends and I will take a large quantity to Ancient Uncle's care home, fingers crossed that none of them swallow the stones again.

I'd love some please bichonmad

Leave a box outside your gate with a "help yourself" sign?

Local harvest festivals?

Wonder if the ladies at a church near you would like some to make jam etc for
Autumn Fairs?

Any neighbours, relatives, local elderly persons home who would like some plums, Bichon? My Victoria plum tree has done well this year. It's only young, but I got some great big plums from it. A great year for fruit.