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Colin_the_Bald
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We're all, (hopefully), familiar with the need to allow medlars to blet, (experience the first frost), before becoming ripe/soft enough to eat.
I'm not certain if damsons are the 'wild' precursor to all of our plum varieties, but the longer on the tree the better the flavour, and the first frost will cause all the cells to break, allowing the 'rot' enzymes to break down complex carbohydrates into sugars, and the tannins into the rich, 'dark' flavour that is distinctive of damsons.