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Many Different Ways to Drink/ Eat/ Consume Rumtopf (How To)

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making) on December 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »

For those who have been following along, you’ll know Rumtopf is essentially fruit that has been macerated in sugar and then preserved in booze (we use rum) for an extended period of time (most of my batch is more than 6 months old).  I’ll put some links on the process of making it at the [...]

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How to Make Honey Wine (T`ej)

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making) on November 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Yesterday we discussed the differences and similarities between honey wine and mead – today we`ll share the process of making a simple honey wine in based loosely on the style of Ethiopian T`ej.  Ours is currently in process so I can`t comment on the final flavour yet but am pleased with how the flavour changed [...]

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How to Make Rumtopf (the 2011 Batch Arrives along with Redtopf)

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making) on August 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I meant to measure our Rumtopf container last year and again this year.  I imagine it`s somewhere between 1-2 gallons: Rumtopf is an easy preserve to make – the majority of the labor is done by Mother Time.  It`s biggest controversy comes from choosing which fruit to add to it – traditional recipes call for [...]

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Maple Boozy Sweet Cherries and Liquer

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making) on July 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Today`s recipe is one-part rumtopf and one-part preserved cherries.  It`s also one-part maple and another part kick-butt. And there`s not many simpler preserves… I filled a jar with pitted cherries and weighed them – 1 pound, 6 ounces.  I then added half-a-pound of sugar and 3 ounces of maple syrup (50% sugar). Give the jar [...]

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Berries are Coming – and so is the Hooch!

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making) on June 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I know there are berries in this province of mine.  I know they are close.  I know that, soon, they will be mine.  And I feel like a mad scientist… We launched a poll in November and asked you how long you keep your preserves and we shared how long we keep ours for there as [...]

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Our Rumtopf is Complete (for now)

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making) on September 12, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I really do feel like a mad scientist when it comes to our Rumtopf.  We have added our final ingredient (2 different types of plums) to our vat. I’m not sure the scale of our Rumtopf can be seen in these photos.  TO give you an idea of just how large this thing is, the [...]

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Preserving Summer – the Start of our Rumtopf

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making), tagged on June 29, 2010 | 9 Comments »

The next 10 days will feature poasts relating to the preserving ideas presented in our article in Edible Toronto. We`ll be sharing ideas on cherries, peaches, tomatoes, elderflowers, peas, hot peppers, raspberries, currants and berries.  We`ll touch on infusing, dehydrating, freezing, canning and pressure canning. The most difficult part of putting the article together was [...]

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The Urban Harvest – Drunken Sour Cherries

Posted in Alcohol (Preserving with and Making), Canning (Waterbath), tagged , , , , , on July 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Our friend Margaret Mulligan is back (here and here). Margaret gave us a call and asked us if we’d like to “help” her Sister and Brother-in-law with their sour cherry bounty – they had picked all they wanted and the rest were destined for the lawn.  We were more than happy to help – and [...]

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