Well, we canned lavender-plum butter one year. My wife still remembers it. Or for a more hotter approach, you might try an ancho-plum conserve or a black pepper-plum sauce. Italian plums are wonderful for canning. David Cook At 07:15 PM 9/4/2007, Marilyn wrote: >I bought five pounds of Italian plums today. Way too many for me to >eat before they rot. Got any good CH ideas for them? > >Marilyn >Read my blog, so I'm not just talking to myself: >http://thebecauseeverybodyhasoneblog.blogspot.com/ David "Zeb" Cook zebcook@cox.net 617-803-1672