On Jul 27, 11:51 am, "Ivan Weiss" > wrote:
> "Kitty" > wrote in message
>
> ...> Hi, Plums were 50 cents a pound at walmart so we got five or six
> > pounds. now, here's my questions. LOL
>
> > I've been told I have diabetes, borderline. I use fruit when I want
> > something sweet and it seems to work out just fine.
>
> > I prefer to eat fresh fruit but I'd like to preserve these so I'll
> > have some fruit when all the fruit at the market is unaffordable. So
> > does preserves or jam use less sugar? I don't need it to be extra
> > sweet, In fact I'd prefer to have more fruit flavor and not so much
> > sweetener, but canning them in plain water is going to just give me
> > watery fruit, so What would you do?
>
> --
> Plum butter is one of the best things in the world.
> --
> ivan

plum butter sounds like you'd get more of the real fruit for sure.
does it use less sugar? or can I use Stevia, which is a natural sugar
free sweetener? should I put it in half cup containers so it won't
mold when I open it. LOL Kitty