Name: Basic Rum Pot Fruit Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 c Black currents; 3 c Strawberries, hulled; 2 c Apricots; 2 c Cherries; 2 qt Rum; 2 c Raspberries; 2 c Pears; 2 c Prepared gooseberries; 2 c Plums; 10 c Sugar; 2 c Red currents

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INGREDIENTS

2 c Black currents
3 c Strawberries, hulled
2 c Apricots
2 c Cherries
2 qt Rum
2 c Raspberries
2 c Pears
2 c Prepared gooseberries
2 c Plums
10 c Sugar
2 c Red currents

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INSTRUCTIONS

Sprinkle strawberries with 1 1/2 cup sugar. ~Cover, and let stand 30 minutes ~Place in the rum pot and pour in enough rum to cover the fruit by about two finger-widths. ~cover the pot with plastic wrap, and put on the lid. Place in a cool room, and stir the fruit gently every two or three days ~Starting with the gooseberries, or as the fruits ripen, add the remaining fruits in layers; ~Mix 1 cup of fruit with 1/2 cup of the sugar before adding it to the pot, and each time add enough rum to cover the fruit by two finger-widtsh. ~After the first two weeks, you will only need to shake or stir the pot every two weeks. Always make sure that the top layer of fruit is covered by two finger-widths of rum ~At the end of October or the beginning of November, add another cup of rum to the pot. ~By the beginning of December, the fruit will be ready to eat.

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Basic Rum Pot Fruit Recipe

2 c Black currents 
3 c Strawberries, hulled 
2 c Apricots 
2 c Cherries 
2 qt Rum 
2 c Raspberries 
2 c Pears 
2 c Prepared gooseberries 
2 c Plums 
10 c Sugar 
2 c Red currents

Sprinkle strawberries with 1 1/2 cup sugar. ~Cover, and let stand 30  minutes ~Place in the rum pot and pour in enough rum to cover the fruit by  about two finger-widths. ~cover the pot with plastic wrap, and put on the  lid.  Place in a cool room, and stir the fruit gently every two or three  days ~Starting with the gooseberries, or as the fruits ripen, add the  remaining fruits in layers; ~Mix 1 cup of fruit with 1/2 cup of the sugar  before adding it to the pot, and each time add enough rum to cover the  fruit by two finger-widtsh. ~After the first two weeks, you will only need  to shake or stir the pot every two weeks. Always make sure that the top  layer of fruit is covered by two finger-widths of rum ~At the end of  October or the beginning of November, add another cup of rum to the pot.  ~By the beginning of December, the fruit will be ready to eat.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (9441g)
Recipe Makes: 1 Servings

Calories: 28222
Calories from Fat: 45 (0%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 5g	7 %
	Saturated Fat 0.3g	2 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.6g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 28mg		1 %
Potassium 3116.7mg		82 %
Total Carbohydrate 6221.1g		1830 %
	Dietary Fiber 47.6g	190 %
	Sugars, other 6173.6g
Protein 14.8g		21 %
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Calories per serving: 28222

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