Extend the shelf life of the rum pot

Rum pot is the alcoholic form of preserving fresh fruit. From early summer to autumn, the respective fruits of the season are made with sugar and high-proof rum Put in layers in a well-sealable clay pot. If you are on the right tips for that durability pay attention, then you have wonderfully aromatic rumtopf fruits for desserts, for snacking in between or even as a basis for delicious cocktails such as sangria until spring.

How to extend the shelf life of the rum pot

• The fruits must be absolutely dry. If you need to wash them, take great care to drain them well and pat dry with paper towels.
• Use only absolutely flawless ones fruitto ensure the durability of the rum pot. Keep the amount of sugar added to at least 50 percent of the fresh fruit weight, otherwise the shelf life would be endangered by fermentation.
• Cover the fresh fruits with the required amount of sugar and let them steep for three hours at room temperature before adding them to the rum pot. Even if you prefer natural products, you should use household sugar from a refinery, because this is considered to be more germ-inhibiting than organic sugar for the rum pot shelf life.
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• Make sure the earthenware or clay pot has no cracks, cracks, or damage on the inside. Wash the rum pot very carefully before using it. Carefully dry it out.


Make a rum pot yourself - that's how it works

If you make a rum pot yourself, you have to be patient. A rum pot ...

• Rum with at least 54 percent alcohol by volume should be used. 80 percent rum would be best. If you have no way of buying rum with such a high alcohol content, please get pure alcohol from the pharmacy.
• The fruits should be covered with rum about two inches. After filling, check occasionally whether the top layer of the fruit is always covered with alcohol. If necessary, pour more.
• In order to guarantee that the fruit is completely submerged in the rum pot, a suitable saucer is often placed on the top layer of the fruit to prevent it from emerging. When fruits float on the surface, they react with oxygen and significantly reduce the shelf life of the rum pot.
• Rumtopf fruits should be used up within six to eight months, even if they have the best shelf life. For optimal shelf life, keep the rum pot in a cool, dark room, but not in your refrigerator. This would prevent the fruit from sucking through in the rum pot.
• If your rum pot starts to ferment, which you can tell by the small, ascending bubbles, you can call it Pour up immediate SOS measure with pure alcohol from the pharmacy, this should be done in the initial stage of fermentation stop this. However, if your rum pot has already formed the right foam, then it is no longer good.

Please avoid stirring the rum pot while the fruit is ripening, as this will not endanger the shelf life, but the fruit will be mushy and unsightly.