The fastest plums in the west (midlands)

Despite complaints from Australia (Am I a Connoisseur has gone international!)

that an earlier article was too English and that not everyone has the luxury of a 

local ancient hedgerow, I can't stop talking about free plums.


I picked these yesterday having spotted them next to a redder brand of free

hedge plum. Surprisingly they're ripe. They're slightly sweeter, but more

excitingly, they're bigger and quicker to plunder - a pound a minute, as

opposed to a mere half pound for the cherry plums. They're not that spectacular

to eat on their own so I have to rate them in more creative ways.