Wine Spiced Plums Recipe
Ingredients
| White sugar | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dry white wine | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cinnamon stick | 4 , broken | |
| 2 or 3 pieces root ginger | ||
| 2 qt firm yellow plums | ||
| Whole cloves | ||
Directions
Boil the first 5 ingredients together for 5 minutes.
Add a few dashes yellow vegetable coloring.
Prick plums in 2 or 3 places and press a clove into blossom end.
Drop into hot syrup.
Stir and allow plums to heat through without cooking.
Pack into sterilized jars and seal.
Cool.
Ready to serve in 2 weeks.
Keeps well 3 or 4 months in the refrigerator.
For longer storage, process in a boiling-water bath as you would when canning fruit, allowing 15 minutes for pints.
Add a few dashes yellow vegetable coloring.
Prick plums in 2 or 3 places and press a clove into blossom end.
Drop into hot syrup.
Stir and allow plums to heat through without cooking.
Pack into sterilized jars and seal.
Cool.
Ready to serve in 2 weeks.
Keeps well 3 or 4 months in the refrigerator.
For longer storage, process in a boiling-water bath as you would when canning fruit, allowing 15 minutes for pints.
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