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 ...

Add the syrup, plum wine, and lemon juice and continue processing ... cover securely with plastic wrap. Recipe courtesy of Simple Asian Meals by Nina Simonds/Rodale, 2012.