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Plums

Plum Butter

Makes about 3 eight-ounce jars

2 lbs plums, halved and pitted
1/4 cup water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cardamom
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar

Plums

Canned Plums - Halved or Whole

Recipe courtesy of University of Georgia National Center for Home Food Preservation
www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_02/plum_halved.html

Quantity
An average of 14 pounds is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 9 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 56 pounds and yields 22 to 36 quarts – an average of 2 pounds per quart.