They also make a superb jam and are a treat poached. You could poach them in two-parts water to one-part sugar, but I’ve replaced half the water with sweet Vin Santo wine from Italy, and reduced ...

Elsewhere in the world, stone fruit of all kinds are revered, but only the plum gets that kind of treatment in the UK ... you want it a bit runnier than jam). Set aside to cool. Heat the oven to ...