Name: Berries Soaked in Rum
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 bottle of dark rum; 250 g (8 oz) granulated sugar; 250 g (8 oz) strawberries washed and hulled

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Year in a Scots Kitchen

By Catherine Brown

Published 1996

About

Fruits which are preserved in alcohol usually means cherries in brandy, prunes in Armagnac, sloes in gin … But a rum-pot is more versatile. Almost any fruit can be used and added to throughout the fruit season.

Ingredients

To start the rum-pot in early summer

250 g (8 oz) strawberries washed and hulled
250 g (<

Europe
United Kingdom
Orkney
Dessert
Scotland
Vegan
July
Gluten-free

Method

Use a large, lidded stoneware pot around 4-5 litre (8-10 pint); smaller will do but gives less scope for adding. Store in a cool room, cellar or garage away from central heating.

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Ingredients

To start the rum-pot in early summer

Method

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