Usually this time a year I have more plums than we could ever use.. I give many box fulls away. I use to make plum butter and plum syrup... A friend suggested making plum brandy.
Plum Brandy
You need enough plums to almost fill a big canning jar. I don't know the size, but you can see how big it is next the a half gallon of vodka.... Windfalls (plums from off the ground) and over ripe plums work well
Clean plums... some people cut the plums in half and get of the pit. I find that too messy since I'm mostly using over ripe plums. I just take my knife and peirce the skin of the plum several times. Place plums in canning jar.
Pour 2 cups of sugar over the plums.
Fill the jar with vodka. I use cheap vodka.... then kind of muddle the fruit with a wooden spoon .
Seal the jar.... shake it up really well. All the sugar will not dissolve right away.
Place somewhere that's cool and dark. Once a week shake the jars.
I will give a taste test at Thanksgiving but it's much better by Christmas!
Do you have to strain it before serving? This sounds great. I would love to try it with peaches.
ReplyDeleteYes... I strain it. You could pour it straight from the canning jar but I always strain it first.
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