Umeshu

Umeshu

The plums are on the shelf. They only come once a year. Here is an easy umeshu recipe. You have to wait one year to enjoy it though! 

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You Need-

• Wide mouth Mason Jar
• 1 lb Ume to fill the jar
• .5 lb Rock Sugar (rock candy, granulated said to be ok)
• Clear plain alcohol, vodka or shochu

Basically you want to use half the weight in sugar. If you have 1 pound of ume, use .5 pound of sugar. Remove any stems. It is recommended that you layer the plums and rock sugar for best result. You can flip the bottle around every few months but I have found this to be unnecessary.