Photo by Nicole Franzen; styled by Mariya Yufest

When we asked for your best ideas for plums, we had no idea how many delicious tips and recipes you had lurking up your sleeves! From a pleasantly tart "drinking vinegar" to a sweet, lime-laced sherbet, we think you'll be inspired by your fellow cooks' creativity. At least one of the concepts below is sure to whet your appetite and ignite your imagination (or better yet, your stove!).

Here are some of your favorite recipes, tips, and techniques for plums (in no particular order):

• Piled on a pizza with caramelized onions, Gorgonzola, and toasted pine nuts (by mangotomato)
• Stewed with ginger and maple syrup for a nuanced spin on chutney (from CookinginWestchester)
• Softened with ruby port and Chinese five-spice in a chunky jam (by aargersi)
• Aargersi also recommends suspending the stone fruit in a Late Summer Plum Cake
• Smashed into a star anise-spiked drinking vinegar or shrub (from hardlikearmour)
• In a blood plum sherbet punctuated by a flourish of fresh lime zest (by sdebrango)

Like these ideas? See more seasonal tips from your fellow cooks: How to Use Scallions.