174 alum recipes

Onions, bell peppers and plums are arranged over the bread dough or pizza dough that's brushed with garlic olive oil. It's a cheese free flatbread but still so yummy.

Herman's famous kosher dill pickles: crunchy refrigerator dills brined with garlic, fresh dill, pickling spice, kosher salt, and vinegar. Ready in just 2 days, no canning equipment needed.

Plum and peach salad with toasted walnuts drizzled in a raspberry jam vinaigrette made with red wine vinegar and walnut oil. A 15-minute summer fruit salad.

Plum tomato tart on crisp phyllo layers with Dijon mustard, Parmesan, and fresh thyme-parsley-garlic oil. A shatteringly light French-style appetizer with dramatic tomato mosaic presentation.

Shrimp and plum kebabs with jalapeño, cilantro, and lime. Sweet-smoky summer skewers that hit the grill in 8 minutes and bring heat, char, and stone fruit in every bite.

Low-fat plum-orange glazed chicken breasts marinated in Chinese plum sauce, fresh ginger, orange juice, and Dijon mustard, then pan-seared until golden.

Two-tone plum bowl mashes canned greengage and purple plums into a quick rustic spread. Two ingredients, minutes of work, and a natural pairing for toast, cheese boards, or cured meats.

Ginger plum pork chops with plum preserves, ground ginger, and apple cider vinegar. A 5-ingredient, one-skillet pork dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Old-fashioned stone crock pickles made over 15 days with a salt brine, alum soak, spiced vinegar cure, and sugar layering. A heritage pickling method that produces crisp, sweet pickles that keep indefinitely.

Ginger peach plum butter: a 10-minute microwave fruit spread with diced peaches, plums, and warm ginger. Sugar-free and ready for toast, yogurt, or scones.

Five spice plum sorbet purees canned plums with dry sherry and Chinese five spice powder, then churns into a fragrant Asian-inspired summer sorbet. Five ingredients, no added sugar.

Best corned beef cures your own brisket from scratch in a spiced salt brine, then simmers it tender. Real-deal homemade corned beef with garlic and pickling spice, far better than anything from a packet.

Old-fashioned sour cucumber pickles brined in vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, and alum with no cooking required. A three-month cold-cure refrigerator pickle.

Asian-inspired plum salad dressing made with plum baby food, soy sauce, five spice powder, and garlic. A fat-free, no-cook dressing ready in minutes.

Asian plum-glazed chicken legs with a sticky five-spice, soy, and wine glaze. Oven-roasted with basting for deep lacquered color and sweet-savory Chinese flavor in one pan.

Broiled venison steaks slathered in a sweet-tangy plum barbecue sauce. Just two ingredients and 25 minutes stand between you and a wild game dinner worth bragging about.