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14-09-2009, 07:44 PM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
If I have a 'plum' in front of me how do I know whether its a plum or a gage, or a bullace or a damson. Any definitive answers plz. |
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14-09-2009, 08:16 PM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:44:11 +0100, gray
wrote: How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? If I have a 'plum' in front of me how do I know whether its a plum or a gage, or a bullace or a damson. Any definitive answers plz. Don't tell him, Pike. -- ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ |
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14-09-2009, 09:02 PM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
On Sep 14, 7:16*pm, ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ wrote:
How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? Any definitive answers plz. Don't tell him, Pike. Isn't the gage the one with the numbers and the little arrow, Capt. Mainwaring? Stupid boy! |
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15-09-2009, 10:53 AM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
moghouse wrote: On Sep 14, 7:16 pm, ®óñ© © ²°¹°-°¹ wrote: How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? Any definitive answers plz. Don't tell him, Pike. Isn't the gage the one with the numbers and the little arrow, Capt. Mainwaring? Stupid boy! Don't panic Don't panic -- Corporal Jones "I don't like it up me" |
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15-09-2009, 11:14 AM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:44:11 +0100, gray
wrote: How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? If I have a 'plum' in front of me how do I know whether its a plum or a gage, or a bullace or a damson. Any definitive answers plz. A photo might help Pam in Bristol |
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15-09-2009, 11:39 AM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
Pam Moore writes
On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:44:11 +0100, gray wrote: How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? If I have a 'plum' in front of me how do I know whether its a plum or a gage, or a bullace or a damson. Any definitive answers plz. A photo might help Not definitive (may even be wrong), and others will know more. If it's big and plum-shaped, it's a plum. Gages on the whole are a bit smaller, a bit rounder ended, and uniform colouring - ie a yellow thing with pink flushing will be a plum rather than a gage. Damsons are smaller plum shaped things and usually dark purple. Cherry sized things with a plum stone inside are cherry plums or myrobalan. Bullaces I've never got to grips with. -- Kay |
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15-09-2009, 05:48 PM
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I don't think "gage" is a valid separate category, rather a vague term for a group of certain small roundish plums. Damson is a subspecies of plums, specifically Prunus domestica subsp. institia. But many of the "damsons" we grow are not subsp. institia, rather they are plums which have been bred to be like damsons. Rather like John Downie, the most popular variety of "crab apple", is actually just a variety of "eating apple" Malus domestica. Though species crab apples are also available. My understanding of "bullace" is that it means something that is a wild damson, or close to it. But again, it is not used in a consistent way, and may just refer to a variety that is more like a wild one. |
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15-09-2009, 08:45 PM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
"gray" wrote in message ... How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? If I have a 'plum' in front of me how do I know whether its a plum or a gage, or a bullace or a damson. Any definitive answers plz. The colour! If it is a redish colour it is a plum, if it is green it is a gage! Alan |
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15-09-2009, 10:45 PM
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How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ??
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echinosum wrote: gray;864450 Wrote: How can I tell the difference between a plum and a gage ?? If I have a 'plum' in front of me how do I know whether its a plum or a gage, or a bullace or a damson. Any definitive answers plz. If you have a gage, bullace or damson in front of you, then you also have a plum in front of you. That is definitely correct. I don't think "gage" is a valid separate category, rather a vague term for a group of certain small roundish plums. Typically ones that are good to eat uncooked. Damson is a subspecies of plums, specifically Prunus domestica subsp. institia. Or not even a subspecies, depending on your viewpoint! I can't keep track of which sect is in the ascendent this week .... My understanding of "bullace" is that it means something that is a wild damson, or close to it. But again, it is not used in a consistent way, and may just refer to a variety that is more like a wild one. It's certainly used in that way. The wild bullace is simply the plum that arrived at the same time as the neolithic farmers. Whether they brought it, or it was spread by birds, is a good question. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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