Currier & Ives "Four Seasons Cookbook," Recipe - "Purple Plum Crunch," this sounds wonderful!

[gayr]

Currier & Ives Four Seasons Cookbook

Purple Plum Crunch

8 Servings

5 cups fresh purple plums, pitted and quartered

1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

3 tablespoons flour

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground mace

1 egg, beaten

1/2 cup butter, melted

Topping:

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, beaten until fluffy

1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, sifted

2 teaspoons orange rind, grated

1 tablespoon orange juice

2 tablespoons cream

Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.

Place plums in bottom of ungreased, shallow, 2-quart baking dish. Mix brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour and cinnamon, and sprinkle over plums. Sift together 1 cup flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and mace. Stir beaten egg into flour mixture. Stir together until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over plums. Pour melted butter over all.

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until topping is lightly browned. To make topping, beat together cream cheese, confectioner's sugar, orange rind, orange juice, and cream.

Serve warm, with topping on the side.

 

[jadaore]

this does sound wonderful, probably good with peaches, berries, too.