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- 2 cups pitted, chopped plums
- 2 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon butter
- 2-3 cloves
- 1 small piece cinnamon
- 2-3 Black pepper corns (freshly ground)
- Juice of 1/2 Lemon - Freshly squeezed
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