Summer — the time of collecting a rich harvest of fruit. Many, if not all, gardeners are doing homework. Each season in the store are rows of jars of jam and compotes. Plum compote is one of the most delicious treats. With the harvesting of plums for the winter we have to remove the bone from the berries. There are two ways to do it.

Remove the pit from the plum using a pencil



To be able to pull the pit from the plum using a pencil, you need to take a ripe berry. Plum should be soft to the touch and juicy. Otherwise, the bone separates from the pulp.

Take an ordinary pencil, plum it is necessary to hold fast to the arm so berry will not slip. Blunt end of a pencil should press down firmly on the widest part of the plum pit goes without any problems.

It is possible to push the bone any object with a suitable end, for example, stick to the sushi or the other of your household. The main thing — to calculate pressure force, otherwise the berry is deformed, and all efforts will be in vain.

If the bone is not amenable, is to do what you always do mothers and grandmothers spinning compote or jam of plums for the winter. This method is for people hardworking and dedicated.

Extract the pit from plums: cut in half



Berries plums are of different ripeness and quality. Sometimes vendors sell the remains of the plums on the workpiece less than usual. This berry is often immature. In this case, to take out bone can only be proven method.

Wash the plums and cut it into halves. Bone is removed with a knife. If the berry was very green, will take a lot of time and effort, but if perespevshey — it will go quickly. It is only necessary to remember that in these cases, put more sugar, and the plum long is cooked to avoid poisoning and mold in the winter.

There is another way to remove pits from plums quickly. Need to buy a special machine for lifted bones. The unit is sold in shops together with other machines such purpose and is used in industrial production.

There are homemade counterparts, they are cheaper. By purchasing this device, you will cope with the problem once and for all. But it is necessary to weigh all the pros and cons of such a purchase. If you have your plum garden, it is relevant, but if you buy a plum once a year on food and procurement, it is easier to cut it into pieces.

Homework became for many a hobby. The cooking process gives people a lot of pleasure. In the end, plum cooked together with the bone, it would wish, and recipes — a lot.