but sloe berries are not even technically berries. They are actually a type of wild plum, the smallest member of the plum family, in fact. Consequently, they have a stone at the center that makes ...

They have an intense plum taste. Flavour them with orange zest, cloves, cinnamon or almond essence. Preserve them as sloe gin, sloe wine, sloe jelly, sloe syrup, and sloe plum cheese. A spoonful ...

In order to keep the jam full of chunky pieces of plum, this recipe uses a two-stage method – the softened plums will absorb the sugar as they rest in the syrup and this will stop them rising to ...