Tane Mahuta

Today me and some other classes went to pick plums and to clean up and picking up rubbish we also raked leaves we made the place that we cleaned up ALOT cleaner we are going to make plum jam and plum sauce here are one of the recipes that I don't know if we are going to use

Place fruit, lemon juice and water in a large, deep, heavy based pot and bring to the boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer until the plums have softened, about 40 mins. Keep on low heat and add sugar. Stir continuously until sugar has dissolved.

plum sauce

Into a large preserving pan add red plums, malt vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, lemon zest and juice, ground pepper, ground mace, ground ginger or grated fresh ginger, ground cloves, cayenne pepper and salt.Bring to the boil, stirring frequently, and cook until pulpy.