326756 Mon Sep 18 02:26:09 -0700 2006 1 31 Home Cooking 0 1883256 Has anyone ever heard of using Italian prune plums to make tsimmes? My husband has been longing for his grandmother's tsimmes for years, but we could never figure out what his grandmother meant by "sour plums." When I read the post about Italian plums, we realized that this is obviously it, these little Italian plums, which I just saw on Monday at my local grocery. I am going to rush off and buy some, in hopes that a chowhound will have or point me to a recipe-- another longstanding impediment to making this dish. As my husband recalls, it had brisket, white potatoes in chunks, carrots, and the plums, and it sounds like it was braised (of course he was too young to know any of the details the last time he ate it, years ago). What herbs or spices or other ingredients might I add to this? TIA for any suggestions. Mon Sep 18 02:26:09 -0700 2006 14063 Anne H 1 1883465 This sounds really interesting, but the only thing I can find is prunes. That's also all I've ever had in tsimmes. Let us know if you come across a recipe. I'm sure there are lots of recipes on the internet. The recipe I use has onions, carrots, and prunes braised with the brisket. Also 1 tsp cinnamon and one half tsp allspice and a pinch of nutmeg. It's from Claudia Roden's Book of Jewish Food. Mon Sep 18 05:38:26 -0700 2006 1883256 10245 oakjoan