WILD PLUM JELLY - Bonita's Kitchen

[@soulscry]

What a lovely video you made here Bonita!!! Loved seeing Newfoundland. Oh how I love and miss Canada where I grew up in Welland, Ontario near Niagara Falls and moved to the states. Greetings from Elmwood, Wisconsin! Just picked myself about 29 lbs of wild red/yellow American plums here in our ditches off the side of our country street and boy oh boy I got me 3+ gallons of juice that I put in containers into the freezer to make jelly when I get my jars in order. So much fun to make, enjoy and share with family and friends! May God bless and keep you well!

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi and welcome to our channel and thank you so much for stopping by and sharing where you are from and now living. It is always so nice to hear from our viewers and share a little story. We love sharing our country side and there is so much beautiful places here in NL and across Canada. This wild plum jelly is so tasty and they make nice gifts. Enjoy to the fullest and we post a NEW recipe and video every Sunday!!! :) Bonita

[@joycepappan4796]

Hello from Kansas. My moms name was Bonita so I just had to watch. My daughter has several fruit trees and does not have time to can so my childhood memories of helping grandma came back and your video was a great refresher course. Thank you. Love your beautiful country.

[@bonitaskitchen]

Oh my how sweet and thank you for stopping by, welcome to our channel and thank you for letting us know where you are from. This is a lovely way to use up those tasty fruit and berries from our trees and bushes for sure. I'm glad you found our channel and don't forget to check out more videos and recipes. www.bonitaskitchen.com and here on youtube. Enjoy Bonita

[@elliehellbusch6173]

loved your pictures and making the jelly

[@bonitaskitchen]

Thank you so much, I'm glad to help and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita

[@shereenk963]

Thank you Bonita for enriching our eyes with such a spectacular views. Remarkable recipe as usual .

[@bonitaskitchen]

You are very welcome and I'm so glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for your lovely message and for stopping by. :) Bonita

[@garmo98]

Great recipes and now your own theme song! Thanks for another good one.

[@bonitaskitchen]

You are welcome Gary, I'm so glad you enjoyed our recipe and of course our theme song for Bonita's Kitchen. Our son and his colleague wrote and sang this song and we are over the moon with it. Have a lovely day, thank you for leaving a message and stopping by. :) Bonita

[@lindapeterson7166]

Thank you for taking us with you.That is such a beautiful community.I love plum jelly & your recipe looks delicious 😋 Take care Bonita

[@bonitaskitchen]

You are very welcome Linda, I'm glad you enjoyed it and I look forward to doing more of those videos as the year goes. This plum jelly is so lovely, thank you for your message. Have a lovely evening. Bonita

[@lorettaburt908]

Are these what we call damsons?

[@bonitaskitchen]

Loretta Burt I'm not sure but like that name is standing out to me. Bonita

[@jamescollinscares3897]

So a few days ago i came across a few wild plum trees in a ditch in eastern Ontario..This morning i got to go harvest 2 gallons about and that made 21 ,250ml jars of your recipy...thank you soo soo much

[@bonitaskitchen]

Oh my that sounds so lovely, wild plum jelly is the best. Thank you so much for letting us know you made our recipe and enjoy your jelly to the fullest. :) Bonita

[@jamescollinscares3897]

@@bonitaskitchen is a very sweet yummy treat.is a little runny i should have maybe rapid boiled a little longer . Either way is one of the best flavors i have ever had ..

[@bonitaskitchen]

@@jamescollinscares3897 Yes for sure, you can also use it for syrup for your french toast or pan cakes. The flavour is pretty tasty for sure. Bonita

[@jamescollinscares3897]

@@bonitaskitchen is definitly going to make again next year.

[@cherannthompson]

love this video that you for sharing i am making this with wild plum from my region

[@bonitaskitchen]

You are very welcome and thank you so much for stopping by and I'm so glad you enjoyed our road trip video and recipe for wild plum jelly....We post a NEW recipe and video every Sunday if you wish to stop back. :) Bonita

[@shirleylaboy603]

Your road trip was awesome. Your country is beautiful Bonita., and the wild plum jelly looks delicious. I cant wait to try it. ❤

[@bonitaskitchen]

Shirley Laboy Thank you so much, we are so glad you enjoyed it all, it was a pretty special trip that's for sure. :) Bonita

[@deballen6241]

We had wild plum trees in the yard as a child. Just this summer I canned a bunch of plum jelly. I also canned peach pie filling. I was shocked how easy they were to do. The taste so much better than store bought. Our Grand daughter has let it be known her supply is almost out. I never thought of having it with cream cheese. I will be trying it that way. Yum.

[@bonitaskitchen]

Oh my that is wonderful, I love your granddaughters message. :) We don't have plum trees on this side of Newfoundland so I was so excited when we took our road trip to Pools Cove and the plum trees was every where. I love this time of year when we are like birds trying to store as much good fresh food and keep it for the winter. Thank you so much for leaving a message and for stopping by, have a lovely day. :) Bonita

[@emmamilam3744]

Wonderful!

[@bellabrooks5289]

Love this recipe! The new theme song was fabulous! I loved the road trip too! Have a wonderful and blessed week. Love Bella

[@bonitaskitchen]

Bella Brooks Thank you so much for leaving a message to let us know, I've had many requests to share more road trips and we are going to try. Our new theme song was wrote and composed by our son and his colleague, we are pretty pleased. I'm glad you enjoyed our recipe as well. :) Have a lovely day. Bonita

[@bellabrooks5289]

Bonita have a wonderful Monday and try not to eat too much of that delicious Wild Plume Jelly!!! 😍😍😍

[@SixAcresFarm]

Beautiful Wild plum Jelly. I just completed my jelly from some wild plums also. Thanks for sharing. My first time visiting your kitchen!

[@bonitaskitchen]

Thank you so much for your lovely message and for stopping by, I'm so glad you enjoyed our video and recipe. Wild plums are the best and you can make so many lovely recipes with them. I will share with you our link to rhubarb muffins and in the video I make a tasty rhubarb summer drink with wild plums that is bottled, so tasty. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnvQf3afaLirpJY also welcome to our channel and I hope you get to watch more of our video recipes. Stay safe :) Bonita

[@liajohnson-lth9312]

Awesome!! We will follow your recipe to cook our plums at Little Tree Huggers preschool!! Thank you.

[@bonitaskitchen]

You are very welcome and enjoy to the fullest. This is a tasty jelly and I love the colour, enjoy to the fullest and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita

[@maryskibinski6728]

Your theme song is still so much fun.

[@bonitaskitchen]

Thank you :) Bonita

[@kerianneodwyer8800]

Great video

[@bonitaskitchen]

Thank you :) Bonita

[@joekovarik6265]

Made your recipe with 6 1/2 cups of juice and mixed one to one with sugar and 1.5 lemons squeezed. Everything was good and it sat up well. It is however super sweet and I would to figure out a way to reduce the sweetness. Thank you.

[@bonitaskitchen]

Thank you Joe, I'm so glad you made our recipe and adding the extra lemon sounds lovely. One to one sugar is alot but its very hard to set the jelly without the sugar. Maybe using the packages of pectin would work. Thank you for stopping by :) Bonita

[@EllaNchanted]

Oh my!!! What I wouldn't give to get my paws on some wild plums!!!!! I guess store bought will have to do :D

[@bonitaskitchen]

You are the best, store bought will do lovely. Thank you Ella for stopping by and this was a fun day and there was wild plums every where. :) Enjoy Bonita

[@EllaNchanted]

Bonita... the next time I go home, I'm stopping by your place.. I may even ask you to adopt me LOL

[@bonitaskitchen]

@@EllaNchanted Hahaha for sure, we would love to see you. :) Bonita

[@keleighfair9774]

My parents were from the east coast...…. love the recipies……. in Ontario we did a lot of wild berry pick for jams and jellies but one of my all time favorite was wild grapes

[@bonitaskitchen]

Oh my I love wild grape, our sons trees were full of them and they live in Alberta. Whats so wonderful about jellies you only need the juice to make this amazing jelly. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy. :) Bonita

[@brawyn777]

Can you use this recipe for plums, you buy at the store, thanks from PEI love your channel

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi Emily, thank you for your message and for visiting our channel, I can't see why not. I have never made them with the large store bought plums but I can't see why not. Just follow the method for this recipe and enjoy. :) Bonita

[@joanbaggs1915]

Thanks Bonita! Can I share a trick with you? If you use a wide mouth funnel, it’s easier to keep the jars clean. Thanks for another wonderful recipe!!

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi Joan: Thank you for your message and for your recommendation, of course I would have used one but I didn't have one to use. When you only got the basic I'm all about showing the other way of doing things. I guess when making a recipe on a budget is not about buying tools to make it easier, its about knowing how to make do. Joan thank you once again for your message and I'm glad you enjoyed dour Wild Plum Jelly and hope you get to make them. :) Have a wonderful day. Bonita

[@deebrake]

Good evening Bonita: Hope this note finds you and Raymond doing well. We made this plum jelly today. Ours is yellow plums. We are wondering how long it takes to set. We did the plate test and it seemed right. We didn’t put Certo (Pectin) in ours following what you did and wondered what your thoughts are on that product.

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi Denise; Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I'm so glad you made plum jelly it is indeed a lovely jelly. You can use pectin or certo if you wish to make your jelly I've used it before for jellies and jams. When making any jelly it takes time and patience because it all depends on the boiling process for when the liquid from the berries or plums boil off, and letting it boil and removing any foam from the side during. It also depends on how much you are making and the amount of sugar to juice ratio. All the best and watch the video again to see the steps. :) Bonita

[@veronicaevans7723]

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[@bonitaskitchen]

Thank you :) Bonita

[@Karen-di4bb]

The jelly looked really thin, not thick when you put it in the jars, does it set up that much? Thank you!!

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi Karen, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, you need the liquid to run in the jars. First you will do a liquid test by pouring a teaspoon of liquid on a cold plate and if it jells and don't run it is ready to bottle. If you wait until the liquid turns to a solid to would be like rubber in the jar. I hope this makes sense to you and if you like to watch another video about jelly I will share our blueberry jelly recipe.....www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/traditional-newfoundland-blueberry-jelly/ Enjoy Bonita

[@Karen-di4bb]

@@bonitaskitchen Thank you very much@ I appreciate your knowledge.

[@Karen-di4bb]

@@bonitaskitchen Do you need to water bath can the plum jelly?

[@bonitaskitchen]

@@Karen-di4bb Yes you can after they are full, but if you are only making a few and they will be kept in the fridge. You can let them seal on the counter and if one or two is not sealed you can put them in the fridge. I only bottle about 6 jars and sometimes I just put them on the hot stovetop after I removed the boiler and the heat from the stovetop continues to seal the jars. I hope this helps and enjoy to the fullest... :) Bonita

[@shelleymccrory-martines9906]

Yum Bonita. I like that you didnt put any gelatin in it. I prefer jams, jellies and preserves without it. I will be canning Gala Apples along with Cinnamon, Vanilla, Nutmeg and Butter this coming week. I am going to leave them sliced as you would for Apple Pie. Getting ready for Christmas Gifts. I love Plums and your jelly looks wonderful. I can imagine the taste.....so delicious. Congratulations Bonita...another winner.

[@bonitaskitchen]

Oh my that sounds lovely, don't you love this time of year when you can make all of these things to enjoy all winter long. I also love giving homemade things for gifts, thank you so much for your lovely message and we are so glad you enjoyed our video and recipe. :) Have a lovely day. Bonita

[@shelleymccrory-martines9906]

@@bonitaskitchen Thank you Bonita. As a young girl of 14 I would help my mama put up Plum Jelly and Strawberry Preserves. I realized how hard it was back then. I am 67 now and have never forgot how. The cheesecloth brought back memories. Yes, I too love seasonal foods. I want to try Honeycrisp apples. What do you suggest? I know about Granny Smith. I will need to buy more. Thank you

[@bonitaskitchen]

@@shelleymccrory-martines9906 My dad was a farmer after he retired at a very young age, we helped him in the garden everyday after school until the season was done. My mom cooked and preserved and we did't have to help her, even though I wanted to be in the kitchen not the garden :) lol. But the way I would preserve my apples would be in chunks or wedges so they would be prefect for making apple pies and crisps. Part boil them in chucks or wedges and with cinnamon, brown sugar and cloves, just a small amount of water because the apples and sugar will give off some liquid, then put in your bottles to seal and enjoy all winter long. Thank you so much for the lovely chat and enjoy. :) Bonita

[@dswdesigns]

I followed the wild plum jelly recipe 2 days ago and they didn't jell. The jars are completely sealed. Is there anyway I can save these?

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi Mike, Sorry that happened and yes you can recook the jelly. Sometimes it takes a day for the jelly to set on the counter top at room temp, without moving the jar. But also sometimes for some reason the liquid while it is boiling takes a little longer to get the the condensed stage. So to start over pour all the liquid from your jars in a measuring cup and you will know how much liquid you have to start with. Now you already adding sugar at the beginning so we don't need as much, only add 1/4 cup of sugar to each 1 cup of juice, or you can add 1 tsp pectin to every 1 cup of juice Now this is up to you, start boiling the liquid again and scooping any foam from the side that develops because thats water and you don't need that. This can be very painful but if you want homemade plum jelly patience is very important. After the jelly starts to boil and NO foam is around the sides, test the jelly by using a cold spoon and bowl, scoop up some liquid and pour along the bowl if it starts to set thats it. But have your jars cleaned agin before starting all of this because you need hot jars, hot liquid and CLEAN the rims before capping. Leave the jars at room temp and DON'T touch them for 24 hours. I hope this helps you get started and all the best. Bonita

[@johnbryan2414]

Since the beginning of time? Um you can use less sugar with more pectin. It's trial and error for me, but I've done it before with 1/2 the normal amount of sugar

[@sattaurnikki]

Can I use normal plums?

[@bonitaskitchen]

If you wish and then just follow the method for the process. Enjoy Bonita

[@sattaurnikki]

@@bonitaskitchen Thanks Bonita! 👍🙏

[@doloresandruchow9502]

Have you ever tried to make bread on a cabbage leaf

[@bonitaskitchen]

haha that is funny, no I haven't, have you. Its sounds interesting and thank you for your message. :) Bonita

[@marykayalbrechtson1123]

What about pectin? Didn't use any?

[@bonitaskitchen]

Hi Mary Kay, Thank you for your message and for stopping by. No pectin was used in this recipe and the recipe is posted below the video. I hope you get to watch all the video for the step by step tutorial. Enjoy Bonita