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So I have failed the Can Jam Challenge! I haven't canned anything since April... boo. I haven't been very inspired to can... then I came across this recipe: Confiture de vieux garcon on Tigress in a Jam. Here is how she explains it: confiture de vieux garçon (jam of old boy, or bachelor) is a traditional french method of preserving a season's worth of fruit in alcohol. in certain circles north and east of the siene, it's also known as rumtopf (rum pot). So basically you layer fruit in a crock covering it with sugar and booze with each addition, you then let it macerate for 3 to 6 months.
So I started my crock with some strawberries this weekend. Hopefully I will get to add some gooseberries from the yard in a few weeks (birds be damned)!
Rumtopf Info
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Eating out Loud
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Confiture de vieux garcon Info
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Ducasse Flavors of France
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