Richard Sax

Plum Fool

Preparation info

  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Richard Sax

Published 1994

  • About

This fool layers the fruit and cream in goblets, instead of folding them together.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ripe red or purple plums (9–12 plums), stoned and sliced
  • ½

Method

  1. Place the plum slices in a heavy nonreactive saucepan with the currant jelly, brown sugar, orange zest and cinnamon stick. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil gently over low heat, mashing some of the slices against the side of the pan as they cook, until the plums are very tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Allow to cool slightl