Spend a Day Sailing or...Making Preserves? Hhhmmmm...

So - I had this really random act of email strangeness last week.  An old email from a good friend somehow resurfaced like it was just sent.  That, in and of itself, isn't so bad.  But - this particular email was an invitation to go sailing!  I was super excited thinking we were going sailing again today.  Imagine the surprise of my friend when I sent an enthusiatstic reply that OF COURSE we would be thrilled to go again! Well... long story short ~ the friend is actually in Mexico on vacation.  And it's a mystery to both of us how the old emailed recirculated. So - instead of whining too much about it - I've come up with a great Plan B!  Making preserves!!

 

I'm heading to the East Bay to spend an afternoon with Grace! We're going to be testing recipes and playing around with some great fruit!

I went out this morning and harvested two varieties of plums that are ripe and beautiful right now! The first is, Elephant Heart.  It's a lovely garnet mottled skin with this amazingly vibrant red flesh!  And it's soooo yummy & sweet. I can't wait to see the jewel-toned red preserve once jarred!  Here's a look at the just harvested Elephant Heart Plum:

The second variety is the Green Gage Plum.  This wonderfully sweet variety has a green/yellow/blush red skin with a vivid yellow flesh.  I've been told by another preserve making guru in the neighborhood, that the Green Gage Plum makes a stunning preserve. Can't wait to see how this evolves!