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Plums

General Information

Plums are soft, round, smooth-skinned sweet fruit with a sweet flesh and sweet or tart skin.  Plums are classified as stone fruits because they contain pits, or stones, inside.  Other common stone fruits are nectarines, peaches, and pluots.  

Selection and Storage

When selecting plums, look for plums that show good color for their variety with a slight firmness.  Ripen at room temperature, then store in the refrigerator.

Preparation and Cooking 

To remove the pit in plums, cut along the seam of the plum to the pit, then twist each half in opposing directions.  Then, the pit can be cut out easily.  Even though plums are mostly consumed fresh, they are delicious sautéed or baked as a side dish for poultry and pork.

Popular Varieties

Red plums when fully ripe will have dark red-purple skins and be slightly soft to the touch.

Black plums resemble the Red Beauty in shape and size; however, their skin is a darker, purplish black.

Red	Black
Sweet & Juicy with Tart Skins.	Extra Sweet.