Comments on: Windblown and sleepy, with tarte aux quetsches https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:31:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Dawn https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-100276 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:31:28 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-100276 When Martha Stewart came out with this recipe I made this every time prune plums came into season. It never fails to please. Thank you for posting.

]]> By: Kirrily https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-480 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:26:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-480 OMG, I have that same weird thing on my little toes! (Beautiful looking recipe btw — but plum season has been and gone, here. I’ve been making far breton, though.)

]]> By: Ellie https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-479 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:07:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-479 Absolutely gorgeous! I’ve never seen these prune plums on sale before, but next time plum season hits our shores, I’m going to have to try and track them down!

]]> By: Mark https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-478 Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:36:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-478 Oh Molly. Your posts about food always make me hungry! I have a plum tree in the garden, so I will have to try your mouthwatering recipe…

I wonder if Macromedia will ever develop a ‘scratch and sniff’ add-on for web sites???

]]> By: Molly https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-477 Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:03:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-477 Mmmm, plum preserves sound delicious, amylou! Can’t wait to hear more about them!
As for your pitting woes, hmmm, I’m not sure. I’ve never had trouble removing the pit from prune plums–it just comes out cleanly. But I did buy some prune plum lookalikes this summer called French sugar plums, and I had a hell of a time getting the pits neatly out of those. I wonder if it’s a slight difference in varietal?

]]> By: amylou https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-476 Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:30:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-476 Molly! Your timing is impeccable. I have a bag full of what I think are prune plums in my fridge, freshly picked from a plum tree at a friend’s house. I actually have my heart set on making plum preserves. The thing is, the last (and only) time I tried baking with plums, I had a devil of a time pitting them. Okay, you slice all around and twist, just like an avocado. But how do you extract the pit without mangling the half where it’s still attached? Off to buy a cinnamon stick for the preserves now…

]]> By: Molly https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-475 Tue, 28 Sep 2004 05:16:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-475 Well, my dear pipstar, I’m not sure if or when we might get a glimpse of Margot’s new series…but let’s just hope the photos turn out alright, or else I’ll be wearing that dress AGAIN! That said, however, I do have a few photos of our outing–and of the plum tart–and will hopefully get them posted tomorrow night. My not having a digital camera makes things so complicated. Hmph.

And as for things involving plums, you should also check out an old post of mine in which I talk about a plum torte, which may be more like the plum cakes you’ve had in Germany: http://orangette.blogspot.com/2004/08/few-of-my-favorite-things-as-inspired.html. And re: prune plums, hmmm. You might see them in the market under the name Italian plums, French plums, prune plums, or maybe even quetsches. They are oblong and a bit smaller than an egg, with dark purple dusty skin and a slightly greenish to brown interior. Sooo delicious. I’ve been a little bit obsessive about them this summer, as you might be able to see…

]]> By: pipstar https://orangette.net/2004/09/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches/#comment-474 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:47:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2004/09/27/windblown-and-sleepy-with-tarte-aux-quetsches#comment-474 Are we going to be seeing some of these pictures?? 🙂

Also I am very interested in trying this plum cake (I really am going to have to stop reading your blog if this continues!). Every time I go to Germany I gorge myself on plum cake and it is so divine but I have never tried to make it myself. How will I identify prune plums? I don’t think I have seen them here! Is it a particular type of plum?

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