01/08/2026
Let’s make a Rumtopf*! And it’s been 6 weeks, time for Stage 3!
Today we need: 500g fruit (cherries, nectarines and plums) & 250g sugar.
Take the stalks off the cherries and pierce the skin, peel the nectarines and cut into chunks, cut the plums into quarters. Mix in a bowl with the sugar and leave for 3 hours.
Check the rum mix, it should not be bubbling.
Add today’s fruit & sugar mix to it.
Add more rum. Judgement call.
Weigh down the fruit.
Cover with cellophane.
Put the lid back on, then again cover with cellophane.
See you in 6 weeks for Stage 4!
* Rumtopf is a dessert (& a drink), made with dark rum & fruit, started in Spring & consumed at advent. Seasonal fruits are added at various stages along the way.