Rum pot

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 800 g strawberries
• 800 g sugar
• 1 bottle of rum, good quality, no blending or artificial rum, at least 54% vol.
• 300 g fruit
• 150 g sugar
• lots of rum

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

with time and patience over the course of the regional seasons

Rumtopf containers are also available secondhand. Clean the container thoroughly. The time required varies depending on the type of fruit. All fruit must be washed, dried, and stemmed before being added to the rumtopf. Greengage and mirabelle plums are not pitted. Mix the fruit with the sugar and let it steep for 2-3 hours. Large fruits are halved and quartered. After adding sugar, add the fruit to the rumtopf and cover with rum. Start with the strawberries. They are steeped in the same amount of sugar and then covered with a whole bottle of rum. All seasonal fruits are steeped in half the amount of sugar! Check every 2-3 weeks to make sure the fruit is well covered with liquid. Stir the fruit mixture with a wooden spoon – use this wooden spoon only for the rumtopf! The rumtopf can be enjoyed from October onwards. Crop rotation by month: June: Strawberries (remove stems) Firm sweet cherries (remove stems) July: Dark sour cherries (remove stems and stones) Gooseberries (cut off blossom ends and stems) Black currants (pick from the vines) August: Apricots (halved and stoned) Peaches (peel, quarter and stone) Greengage plums (pierce fruit several times with a wooden skewer – DO NOT stone) Mirabelle plums (pierce fruit several times with a wooden skewer – DO NOT stone) September: Late plums (cut open and halve) Pears – hard-fleshed (peel and cut into sixths) Grapes without seeds Do not add to the rum pot: Rhubarb (too sour), blueberries (too soft), blackberries (too hard), cranberries (too tart), raspberries (fall apart quickly and go moldy), apples (too hard), red and white Currants (too many seeds). Rumtopf tastes great with unsweetened tea, desserts, ice cream, and pastries. Rumtopf with sparkling wine makes a delicious long drink. Rumtopf can also be used to enhance sauces or game dishes. Rumtopf tastes great on its own. Rumtopf makes a delicious and lovely gift. Best before: next June