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- Core plums - that's how it works
- How to pare plums
- Edit plums with a stone cutter
- Plum with a knife and hand stone
Sometimes plums cling to their stone
Core plums - that's how it works
Like plums, you can also use the related plums in many different ways: to enjoy pure, to process jam or liquor or to use for cakes and sweet dishes. But before the culinary delight, it is time to plow the fruits. This task is easier with plums than with prunes - but in principle you are exactly the same for the two varieties. Our step-by-step instructions briefly introduce you to the two common variants.
How to pare plums
Basically, there are two options available to you to stone your plums:
Edit plums with a stone cutter
Destiners especially for plums are sometimes hard to find. But you can simply take a device intended for plums. Although plums are slightly smaller than prunes, the pincer-like utensil works on both fruits. There are models of good quality from about ten euros to buy.
How to proceed:
- Place in front of you a bowl over which you work. She should catch the cores. Place the first plum along the pliers tip. Then push the pliers together. The stoner drills through the plum and pushes the stone out. Repeat the procedure with the other plums.
Plum with a knife and hand stone
While a stoner is especially suitable for people who often enjoy plums, you can also use the manual method when infrequently consumed.
- Wash the plums carefully. Dry the fruit with paper towels. This reduces the smoothness and slipperiness of the surface. Pick up the first damson and a short paring knife. Then put the knife on the top of the plum. Cut around the fruit in one go - along the notch to the stone. Turn the cut halves of plum against each other. The stone usually dissolves very easily and falls out. Otherwise, simply remove it by hand. If it does not give way, gently help with the knife. Repeat the steps for all other plums.
Note: Sometimes there is talk of plucking from coring. But: plums are (like plums) drupes and thus contain a stone (not a core). That's why you should always talk about stoning here.