If they are damsons and they are ripe(soft) then they are edible.
VIOLET
Vegetables and fruit ripen at their own particular time of the year, which is when they are in season. Some other foods, like oysters, are also best as a certain time of year.
Ripen is a verb and this is the base form Other forms are ripen -- The fruit will ripen in May ripens -- The fruit ripens late ripened -- The fruit ripened late this year ripening -- The fruit is ripening now.
yes they ripen over time if you buy them in a supermarket they've probably been off their original plant for a day or two
almonds ripen at the end of summer.
The warmer it is , the faster they ripen
Blueberry-picking season depends on the geographical location of your blueberries. Although blueberry bushes grow year round, the time of year you will see the most blueberries on the East Coast is during the summer months. Blueberries begin to ripen as the weather gets warmer in May, and they continue to ripen until about September.
they will probably rot before they ripen
No, they need to ripen on the vine.
it uses energy from the sun to grow and ripen
Pears ripen pretty quickly, but if you put in a bag with a banana or an apple the gases from these fruits will make the pear ripen quicker.