makes
400 ml
prep
5 minutes
difficulty
Easy
makes
400 ml
serves
preparation
5
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
What's Kipple thinking, you ask? “Have you done something new with your hair? You look ravishing.”
Ingredients
- 6 plums
- 2 cups (14 oz/400 g) sugar
- club soda (soda water), to serve
Standing time 1 month
Instructions
Remove the stems from the plums with a bamboo skewer, then pierce the skin all over with a fork.
Put the plums and sugar into a sterilised jar. Seal with a tight-fitting lid and let stand for a month, shaking occasionally. Strain the mixture through a strainer (sieve) into a bowl or pitcher (jug), then pour into another sterilised jar, seal with a tight-fitting lid, and store.
To serve, dilute with water or club soda (soda water) to taste.
Recipe from Bread and a Dog by Kuwahara Natsuko, with photography by Kuwahara Natsuko (Phaidon Press, pbk, $19.95).
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
What's Kipple thinking, you ask? “Have you done something new with your hair? You look ravishing.”
