4 plum summer puddings Recipes

thick egg bread slices, red or purple plums (about 3 large), halved, pitted, each half cut into 6 slices, sugar, baskets raspberries (about 2 2/3 cups), basket blueberries (about 1 1/3 cups), fresh lemon juice, sweetened whipped cream

red or black plums, sliced 1/2 inch thick, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, sugar, grated zest of 1 lemon, fresh lemon juice, hamburger or hot dog buns, split, cream (optional)

sugar, water, grated peeled fresh gingerroot , or to taste, firm-ripe nectarines (about 1 3/4 lb), pitted and cut into 1/2-inch wedges, firm-ripe plums (about 1 1/2 lb), pitted and cut into 1/2-inch wedges, picked over blueberries, rinsed, fresh lemon juice, four to eight 1/2-inch-thick slices (about 1/2 lb) from loaf of brioche or challah, accompaniment:sour cream mascarpone