Bitter plums

[Netty7]

Someone gave me a box of plums from their garden. I had eaten quite a few of them and they were very sweet. Because there were so many I decided to stew some. I added a little sugar, but when they were done they were so bitter. Why did they go like that and is there anything I can do to them to rescue them?

[shaneystar2]

It's the skin that makes them taste bitter .Try adding the juice of a sweet orange.

[Netty7]

Thanx for that shaneystar2. So do you mean that before stewing them you have to get all the skin off? That seems a bit fiddly. But I'll try the orange juice on these ones.

[shaneystar2]

As they stew down pick the skins out ....they will loosen away from the flesh..a spoonful of clear honey is good too and will make them nice and sweet and gooey !