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[Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>]

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:29:41 -0400, you wrote:


>
>Question: If you had to choose between a tart cherry (Evans, Meteor, etc) or 
>a Plum (Stanley, Mt. Royal, etc) which would you choose?? Maybe neither?

I would take the plum - it can be eaten out of hand.  The
tart cherry benefits by (possibly even requires) cooking.  

I do make plum pies with plums occasionally, I dry them. 
I make stewed plums from them with cinnamon and a little
sugar, but I mostly eat them out of hand.  


Pat

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