Monday, May 16, 2011

Rumpot overfloweth

I've been meaning to top up my rumpot ever since apples came into season. Somehow, I never got around to it - and now mandarins are in season as well! Today I finally dug the rumpot out of the top cupboard, and opened it up to add the last of the fruit.


There wasn't much space left in the pot, but I managed to cram in the segments of one small mandarin, and half an apple (chopped). When I attempted to stir in the sugar, the pot overflowed - there wasn't even room to add more rum.


I have to wait a while before I taste the rumpot, but from sampling the overflowed syrup I can predict that it's going to be quite potent. I have no idea whether the fruit and syrup will be absolutely delicious, or if I've been using up perfectly good rum to no purpose. I'll let you know a few weeks from now!





Want to see how the rumpot fruit looked and tasted? Click here
Posted by at

3 comments:

  1. BrynMay 16, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Can't wait to hear how it tastes. I'm pretty curious about this one :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. RobynMay 17, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Even if I like it, I can't imagine you'd be keen on it - not a rum fan, if I recall..?

    ReplyDelete
  3. BrynMay 17, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    No, not a huge rum fan. You recall well.
    Still, it's an interesting concept, and one I'm rather curious about. Looking forward to hearing the final verdict when the time comes.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular posts this week

  • Good Kiwi tucker
    I had about 300g of food processor pastry left over from my quiche the other day, so when I arrived home last night with no idea what I wa...
  • A proper Kiwi lamb chop
    I was horrified when I recently discovered that, of the 33 recipes in the 'sauces and marinades' chapter, I had done precisely zero...
  • "Just stir it, Una!"
    Well, actually my gravy did need sieving. But I'm getting ahead of myself here... This particular journey began - as so many do - wit...
  • Nutty golden tastiness
    Time to fill the biscuit tins again - this time it's nutty golden cookies (p42). You start by melting butter and golden syrup in a sa...
  • Plain pudding
     I thought I'd make myself something cool and refreshing for dessert last night. After a quick browse through the remaining cold dessert...
  • Make time for marmalade
    I've been on holiday this past week. I don't mean I've been off gallivanting around somewhere exciting, merely that I haven'...
  • 500 cupcakes
    No, I didn't make 500 cupcakes! That really would be quite an effort. The point is, I've just reached a total of 500 completed recip...
  • Let the baking begin
    There's just two weeks until Christmas Eve, which means it's time I got into my annual spate of Christmas baking. It'll be a bi...
  • Sultana cake: take 2
    During the six-odd months I've been doing this challenge, there have been a few dishes that were absolute disasters. With most of these,...
  • Ten of the Best
    Back when I'd finished my first 100 recipes, I wrote an entry listing my ' top 10 ' so far. I'd actually intended to do thes...