Compote, assorted, for winter
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[edit] Description
In Romanian: Compot asortat pentru iarna
[edit] Ingredients
- 4 lbs/2 kg Sugar
- 8 cups water
- 2 lbs/1 kg cherries
- 2 lbs/1 kg sour cherries
- 2 lbs/1 kg apricots
- 4 lbs/2 kg peaches
- 2 lbs/1 kg plums
- 2 lbs/1 kg Pears
- 4 lbs/2 kg fragrant grapes
- 3 cups rum or vodka
[edit] Directions
- Set the water to boil with the Sugar. Remove foam.
- After 4-5 boils, add the cherries.
- Let come to another boil and remove from heat.
- Remove the cherries with a slotted spoon and place on the bottom of a 10 qt glass jar.
- Add a cup of rum or vodka to the cherry liquid, mix and pour over the cherries in the jar.
- Tie the jar mouth with a clean cloth and then cellophace.
- Let sit in a cool and dry place, keeping it until the sour cherries come on the market.
- Choose ripe sour cherries and wash them.
- Untie the jar, drain the liquid in a pan and set to boil.
- When it starts to boil, add the sour cherries and let come to a single boil.
- Remove from heat, take out the sour cherries with the slotted spoon and place them in the jar, on top of the cherries.
- Pour the hot liquid in the jar over the fruits.
- Tie the jar mouth as before and keep until apricot time. Do this with all fruits.
- The apricots, plums and peaches are used whole.
- The Pears are peeled, seeded, quartered and each quarter cut in half.
- The Pears must be firm.
- The grapes are the last to be added. Remove each grape from the cluster and wash well.
- Untie the jar, remove all liquid and set it to boil.
- After the first boil, add the grapes and let come to another boil.
- Remove from heat, take out the grapes with the slotted spoon and place in the jar on top of the other fruits.
- To the hot liquid, add two cups of rum or vodka and pour in the jar.
- Tie the jar and keep cool until you use it.
- During the winter, the compote is taken out by ladle and served as needed.
- Retie the jar each time.
- It keeps quite well all winter.

