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the plum that skipped the glow-up and stayed gorgeously, unapologetically green when ripe
sweet trapLooks unripe, tastes like honeyed sunshine
name originNamed for Sir William Gage, 1700s collector
french rootsKnown as Reine Claude after a queen
sugar bombAmong the sweetest plums ever cultivated
short seasonRipens for mere weeks, then vanishes