06/08/2026
🍑 Freshly Picked Organic Purple Pershore Plums 🍑
There’s nothing quite like the taste of freshly picked and locally grown Purple Pershore Plums – sweet, juicy, and bursting with flavour. Perfect for enjoying fresh, baking into desserts or turning into a delicious homemade chutney to enjoy all year round.
Try out this recipe we’ve found, the perfect accompaniment to cheese boards, cold meats, pork pies and sandwiches!
Plum Chutney Recipe 🍂
Ingredients
* 1 tbsp vegetable oil
* 4 shallots, sliced
* 1kg mixed plums, stoned and chopped
* 3 fresh bay leaves
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 5 cloves
* ½ tsp ground allspice
* ½ tsp ground ginger
* 400g brown sugar
* Zest and juice of 1 orange
* C***r vinegar (enough to make 450ml with the orange juice)
Method
1️⃣ Heat the oil in a large pan over a low heat. Add the shallots and cook until soft and golden.
2️⃣ Stir in the bay leaves and spices and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
3️⃣ Add the plums, brown sugar and orange zest.
4️⃣ Mix the orange juice with enough c***r vinegar to make 450ml, then pour into the pan.
5️⃣ Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until thick and glossy.
6️⃣ Spoon into sterilised jars, seal immediately and leave to mature for a few weeks for the best flavour.
