{"id":273,"date":"2012-01-24T20:53:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T20:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gb-online.co.uk\/gb-wordpress\/?p=273"},"modified":"2022-09-06T15:56:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T15:56:27","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-a-plum-and-a-damson-etc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gb-online.co.uk\/gb-wordpress\/whats-the-difference-between-a-plum-and-a-damson-etc\/","title":{"rendered":"Whats the difference between a Plum and a Damson etc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Peux tu me donner la diff\u00e9rence entre plum ,damson ,et gage s&#8217; il te plait ?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It gets a bit complicated and confusing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Plums<\/span><\/strong> are <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Prunus domestica<\/em><\/strong><\/span><em> &#8211; <\/em>Generally the biggest fruit and used for eating and cooking.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Damsons<\/strong><\/span> are a subspecies of Prunus domestica more commonly known as <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Prunus insititia<\/em><\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Generally smaller fruit than plums and used for cooking and wine making as they are more acidic.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Gages<\/strong><\/span> are a subspecies of Prunus domestica more commonly known as <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Prunus insititia<\/em><\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Generally smaller than plums and used for eating as can be very sweet. Skins tend to be yellow or Green coloured.<\/p>\n<p>Other plum types found in the UK<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Bullace<\/strong><\/span> are a subspecies of Prunus domestica more commonly known as <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Prunus insititia<\/em><\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Tends to be slightly smaller than a Damson, and also used for cooking, but can be eaten when ripe.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sloe<\/strong><\/span> are <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>Prunus Spinosa<\/em><\/strong><\/span> \u2013 These are UK native wild plums, very very acidic and very hard until ripe but still acidic. The smallest of all the plums approx 10mm. Used for winemaking. Trees used for livestock hedges due to their thorns.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Mirabelle plum<\/strong><\/span> are a subspecies of Prunus domestica more commonly known as <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Prunus syriaca<\/span> \u2013 <\/strong>varieties are Nancy and Metz<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Egg plum <\/strong><\/span>are a subspecies of Prunus domestica more commonly known as <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Prunus intermedia<\/strong><\/span>\u2013 The Victoria plum is part of this family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peux tu me donner la diff\u00e9rence entre plum ,damson ,et gage s&#8217; il te plait ? 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