Plum jerkum and in flavour "from a sticky sweetness to a sparkling tartness" depending on the type of plum used. The Worcestershire author and farmer Fred Archer mentions jerkum several times in his stories of rural life, as does John Moore in his books set around a fictionalised Bredon Hill. Some aficionados in American craft beverages have started to use "jerkum" as a broader term encompassing the alcoholic drink produced from any unadulterated fermented stone fruit (e.g., nectarine, peach, apricot, pluot). Plum jerkum Plum jerkum is an alcoholic drink produced from plums. It has been variously described as made in the same
Cherry plum inches) across, with five petals and many stamens. The fruit is an edible drupe, 2–3 cm in diameter, ripening to yellow or red from early July to mid-September. They are self-fertile but can also be pollinated by other "Prunus" varieties such as the Victoria plum. The plant propagates by seed or by suckering, and is often used as the rootstock for other "Prunus" species and cultivars. The cherry plum is a popular ornamental tree for garden and landscaping use, grown for its very early flowering. Numerous cultivars have been developed, many of them selected for purple foliage, such as "P