Rum Preserved Berries

Name: Rum Preserved Berries
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz) strawberries, washed and hulled; 1 bottle, dark rum; 250 g (9 oz) granulated sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Scots Cookery

By Catherine Brown

Published 2003

About

Start with the first local strawberries, adding a variety of berries as they ripen during the summer. This pot can be stored – and consumed – throughout the winter.

Ingredients

250 g (9 oz) strawberries, washed and hulled
250 g (9

Europe
United Kingdom
Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegan
Winter
Summer

Method

Use a large-lidded stoneware pot about 4-5 L (8-10 pt) capacity. Smaller will do, but this gives less scope for adding.

Starting the Pot

Put the strawber