Larro Darro
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We have a wild plumb. Around here it is called sand hill plumb. Wounder if it is the same? The fruit starts out light green then ripens red. About 3/4" - 1" Grows on a thorny bush that grows in thickets
Dirt, that sounds like what we call a sloe. They are the first thing to bloom in the spring. The whole bush will be a pretty white. As far as jam or jelly from them, you had better add lots of sugar. They are TART!
Margie has been making pepper jelly, but I'm at work and the pictures are at home. She does the green jam with the peppers blended in. Also one she made up herself she calls Cran-pepper jelly. You just cook the peppers, then strain them out. You can use cranberry juice cocktail, cranberry juice, cranberry sauce or cranberry sauce with the whole berries. You do more or less peppers to make it hotter or cooler. I'll post pictures of the last batch she made when I get off work.