Plum Fool

PLUM FOOL  
taken from Herald Sun 1/4/1997

Mum was a great collector of all sorts of recipes from many sources including Herald Sun.  After she passed on, I have been going through her massive collection  and will share as many as I can with you. All of these fool recipes mum made at some time and all are a delightful dessert. 

INGREDIENTS:

500G stoned plums, cut into quarters.

100mls apple juice

½ cup soft brown sugar

2 eggs, separated

Pinch of cinnamon.

¾ cup cream, lightly whipped.

 

METHOD

1.     Place plums, apple juice and sugar in pot.

2.     Bring to the boil, then reduce heat.

3.     Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until plums are tender.

4.     Separate eggs. Put whites aside.

5.     Beat egg yolks with cinnamon.

6.     Fold into fruit mixture.

7.     Heat briefly until mixture thickens slightly. Do not boil.

8.     Cool and chill mixture.

9.     Whisk egg whites until stiff and fold into plum mixture with cream.