How to make plum and ginger crisp

Make the most of the season’s stone fruit with this quick and easy dessert by Julia Platt Leonard

Keep an eye out for unusual varieties and the smaller cousin, gages

Early autumn is a bumper time for plums.

Keep an eye out for any of the gages – round, small plums with skin that ranges from golden yellow to pinky rose or purple.

Or the eye-catching “czar” – a plump purple, almost black plum that is ideal for cooking.