Jean B. > wrote:

> Thanks again. I have made various such dishes in the past, but
> toned down because of then-available ingredients, no doubt.
> Instead of the plums, they might contain, for example, vinegar--or
> unsweetened pomegranate juice.

Yes, unsweetened pomegranate juice could be a plausible substitution,
maybe not vinegar, though, in this case.

Victor