Preparing for Uncertainty and Self Reliance

[C-Mag]

10 gallons of Shiro Plums picked tonight. Suggestions on preserving ?


That was one tree. I have one more tree a little smaller and two tiny ones to go.

Wow nice harvest! There are a bunch of good ideas here:

http://www.backwoodshome.com/preserving-plums/

Pickled Plums Hmmm Thanks

I'm thinking I'm going to do some hole canned plums, then the bulk of it will be a jam base, with variations. I want to make a few jars of savory jams to use as glazes on pork and chicken.

Might just have to try pickled plums

[Okeefenokee]

Wine.

[Okeefenokee]

or brandy.

[C-Mag]

or brandy.

Now that sounds good.
Not set up for it. But I will have a small distillery in the future.

I think first thing I'm doing with them is making a BBQ Sauce on the stove tomorrow. Just got some tomatoes out of the garden too and we killed a jar of my standard sauce in the last week eating the Fred Flintstone Ribs from the Beef I butchered in the Spring.

[C-Mag]

Anyone out there done any distilling ?

I've been looking at these relatively cheap copper stills




5 Gallon one is $250
https://www.clawhammersupply.com/collec ... l-products

[Hastur]

Plum Jam. I like to season it cinnamon and some star anise.

[Montegriffo]

Plum and ginger chutney.

[Hastur]

The Japanese make a nice plum wine.

[C-Mag]

The Japanese make a nice plum wine.

That's for all the recommendations folks. I'll let you know how it comes out.

These are small yellow Asian plums, Shiro I think they are named.

[doc_loliday]

Anyone out there done any distilling ?

My FIL distils a lot. His rig is not even that fancy. He just uses kegs with the tops cut off that have a large inverted funnel with a tube hanging off.

Regarding the mash, he has those large blue barrels and fills them with corn or rice and water and tosses in these brewers yeast balls. I could find out amounts and proportions if asked. Anyway, the stuff could peel paint.