Plum lightning wine
2 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
8 | pounds | Red Or Purple Plums |
7 | pounds | Sugar |
1½ | gallon | Lukewarm Water |
2 | packs | Active Dry Yeast, (1/4-Oz |
Packages) |
Directions
Place whole, unpitted plums in a crock. Sprinkle with 5 lbs. of sugar. Add water and yeast. Stir vigorously, cover, and let stand for 4 weeks. Carefully remove plums and any mold that may have formed.
Then strain the liquid into a large bowl. Return liquid to a clean crock and add remaining 2 lbs of sugar. Stir daily for 3 days. On the 4th day the wine is ready for a sip. In 2 weeks it's ready for serving or bottling. Yield: approx. 2 gallons Recipe By : Spoonbread & Strawberry Wine - ISBN 0-385-47270-6 From: Dan Klepach Date: 04-29-95 (24) Homecook