Adventures in Canning: Remind me to never can these again...

the wrong kind of plum.

Errrk!

What a waste of my time.

The plum tree:

I think they're Santa Rosa.

The plums:

The results:

Ugh!

I expected chunks of plum, not baby food.

The mess:

Dear Lord in heaven.  Look at my stove.  I HATE a dirty stove.  Get me my Bar Keepers Friend!!

I'm not discouraged.  I have three Italian Prune Plum trees loaded with fruit.  I've learned my lesson and will can them whole.