[Sca-cooks] Re: Plums was Glace' apricots

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Sue Clemenger wrote:

> I've always just what the heck a "greengage plum" was, and what it
> looked like.  I gather they're a largely English fruit?
> When in Seattle for KWAS, we went to a Thai place for dinner, and our
> plum wine came with these little, tiny, firm, green plums, about the
> size of grapes, sitting in the bottom of the wineglass.  Could those
> have been greengages, or were they something else?
> --Maire

The greengages I've seen have always been about two or three inches across. They're edible when green, but when fully ripe turn just a shade yellow.


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