Brandied Plums

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs purple plums (about 12)
• 1 cinnamon stick (about 1-inch)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups

Recipe

• 1 boil a stockpot of water, as deep as the shoulder of a 2-quart jar with a hinged lid.
• 2 wash and stem the plums and prick several holes around the stem ends.
• 3 pack plums in the jar.
• 4 quarter and pit and the plums that will not fit in the jar and then re-pack the jar, interspersing the whole plums with the plum quarters.
• 5 add the cinnamon stick.
• 6 in a two quart saucepan, bring the sugar, salt and 1 cup of water to a boil, then turn to low and simmer for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 7 let the syrup cool for ten minutes, then stir in the and immediately pour the liquid into the jar of plums, filling the jar up to a half inch from the rim.
• 8 partly close the jar, leaving a gap for steam to escape and place the jar in the stockpot of boiling water for ten minutes.
• 9 carefully remove the jar with a jar lifter or two pairs of tongs and close the lid tightly.
• 10 cool to room temperature.
• 11 refrigerate up to two weeks.