Looks like I am getting ready to make some moonshine. But looks can be deceiving. Marc found these Mason jars somewhere and thought we should start the di”still”ery…
I, however, have different plans. I will make a real “Rumtopf” this year. Not the mess I produced last season.
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That sounds yummy to me! I have never heard of this before. My father made homemade whiskey for years, from the left over grapes that he used to make his homemade wine.
Oh Ivanka, it is so delicious but also incredibly potent. I have some stories of my grandma. hehe.
We always served this over vanilla ice cream. you cannot feel getting slowly shnozzled until you get up and try to move, 😆
I’m so glad I visited your blog – else I would never have heard of Rumtopf. I have some German ancestry, so I’m a bit astonished. I am going to give this a try – I guess I’ll see if patience will win out…
We Germans know how to drink and have fun with their alcohol, that is a sure thing. I hope you do try it. Make sure you use high “voltage” rum or cognac (the real thing) and make sure your fruit is spotless.
Thanks for the extra tips – and I am going to try it. So often I see recipes like this around Christmas, when it’s served and I never remember to think about it in the spring/summer. We’ve still got good strawberries here in MN, so I’ll start now.
It’s the same thing with me and tulips – all the photos of the spectacular gardens are shown in April and May – and then I have to wait till I plant in September!