Distilled alcohol is antimicrobial and stable, so preserving fruit in alcohol long-term is a good option. The classic German rumtopf recipe below (classically made in a rumtopf crock, but you can use ...

Bei so manchen Eltern oder Großeltern steht er noch im Küchenregal: Der wuchtige Rumtopf aus Keramik oder Steinzeug. Selbstverständlich können die alten Gefäße auch heute noch genutzt werden, wenn sie ...

After entertaining, you often end up with random dregs of booze and no idea what to do with them. While options may be limited, you can add them to cakes, dinners (to enhance the flavour), and mix up ...

As warm weather descends, it’s time to start thinking about preserving seasonal fruit at its peak of ripeness. While most turn to labor and time-intensive canning and pickling, there’s an even easier ...

For whatever reason, I just had a flashback memory of my mother's rumtopf jar. Rumtopf? Yes, rumtopf. Rumtopf is German for "rum pot," and a centuries-old method of preserving seasonal fruits in sugar ...

During a recent gathering here at the homestead, conversation ranged from the weather to new garden varieties of fruits and vegetables. But the most common question that flowed from the palate, ...

Um Früchte länger haltbar zu machen, kann man sie in Rum einlegen. So entstand die Idee des Rumtopfes. Gerade in der Weihnachtszeit ist dies ein Geschmackserlebnis. Die OZ-Lokalredaktion setzt einen ...