Roast Pork Loin with Plums and Mushroom Sauce

Like nobody else, SoutherNers still champion the noble pig that has sustained us through four centuries of glory and misfortune. While our unique styles of bacon, sausage, salt pork, country hams, and pork barbecue remain the envy of much of the world, on a day-to-day basis we love nothing more than a beautiful pork roast. We stuff loins and shoulders with everything from apples to greens to dried apricots; we devise gravies, sauces, and glazes enhanced by oranges, raisins, mushrooms, and c