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"Mrs. C. Alfred Bergsten's recipe from the Philathea Cook Book of Elim Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1945. She noted until the recipe name "Very Good." This is a base recipe- it is always 2 cups sugar for every 1 cup of chopped plums you have."

Ingredients: plums, sugar...

"This sauce is full of flavor. It's tangy, salty, spicy! Serve over or along side fried tofu, chicken or pork. Before serving garnish with fresh sliced scallions (green onions)."

Ingredients: cornstarch, fresh ginger...

"Plum jam with a zesty kick from the juice and zest of limes and fresh and dried ginger."

Ingredients: dried ginger, Italian plums...

"Thanks to the Ball Blue Book of preserving."

Ingredients: plums, sugar, water...

"This quick and easy jam makes only 2 1/2 cups. It makes a wonderful glaze for oven-roasted salmon. 3 cups of plums is about 10-12 plums. This recipe comes from the book Small Batch Preserving by Topp and Howard."

Ingredients: crystallized ginger, granulated sugar...

"We have wonderful Italian plum trees all throughout our neighborhood. Our first year here we picked 34 pounds of plums! I got a recipe from the Fancy Pantry for Plum and Orange Liqueur Jam. After many many batches I adjusted the recipe to the following and really really love it. It doesn't set really thick, but it tastes fabulous and it is..."

Ingredients: lemon juice, orange liqueur...

"I got this recipe from About.com. It was posted by Diana Rattray. I was looking for a way to use up my peaches and plums and there wasn't a recipe like this posted here. Don't forget to use proper canning techniques. Make sure everything is sterile!!"

Ingredients: lemon juice, peaches, plums...

"This is delish on pancakes to a pork roast!Try it as an appetizer by spreading cream cheese on a searving plate the spoon the conserves on top. Serve with your favorite crackers. Top some warmed brie with the conserves. Put it inside a chocolate layer cake. Jar it for a nice gift!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, orange rind, oranges...

"We have an old Italian prune tree in the front yard that is usually loaded every year. We fix many of them this way, and have wonderfully sweet, spicy prunes for breakfast all year. We usually spend a whole weekend canning prunes and making apple butter. (another old tree in the yard). Any type plum would most likely work."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, tawny port...

"This is sweet and spicy. Use as a glaze or top cream cheese for an appetizer."

Ingredients: plums, sugar, water...

"Love this stuff!"

Ingredients: lemons, pineapple, plums...

"Oh YES! ;) That is smokey, spicy, sweet, tart jam. Orange and chipotle go so nice togeter. Glaze a pork roast, BBQ chicken pieces, spread it over cream cheese for an appy or on a pork or chicken sandwich."

Ingredients: chipotle chiles in adobo, adobo sauce...

"Use this tart and sweet sauce right out of the jar for dipping. Or use as a sort of stir-fry or poaching sauce, adding other ingredients like fresh ginger and hot chili flakes. Makes a small batch but easily doubled. From Topp and Howard's "Put a Lid on it"."

Ingredients: cider vinegar, cinnamon...

"This is a sweet and sour condiment. Use it in Chinese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, egg rolls, pork, noodles, and deep-fried tofu as well as for roast duck or chicken. It is made from sweet tart plums along with sugar, vinegar, ginger and chilies."

Ingredients: Thai basil, fresh ginger...