California Farm Greengage Plum Slivovitz Liqueur

Name: California Farm Greengage Plum Slivovitz Liqueur
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 pounds unblemished Greengage plums; 2 cinnamon sticks; Thin Peel of one large lemon; 1/2 liter 50 % grain alcohol (2 cups); 1/2 liter simple syrup (2 cups of sugar boiled in 2 cups of water)

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Greengage plums are the sweetest plums grown here in the California Valley. They are hard and green when ripe around Labor Day, surprisingly juicy and sweet. A special liqueur treat, ready by the end of year.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

1/2 hour prep, 3 months steep.

2 people

3 poundsunblemished Greengage plums
2cinnamon sticks
Thin Peel of one large lemon
1/2 liter50 % grain alcohol (2 cups)
1/2 litersimple syrup (2 cups of sugar boiled in 2 cups of water)
Equipment: large liter glass mason jars with tight lid, hydrometer
Cost: plums $9, sugar 60 cents, lemon peel, cinnamon sticks 20 cents, alcohol $10, $20 for 2 liters of slivovitz, $10 per liter bottle

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Steps

1/2 hour prep, 3 months steep.

1

Boil 2 cups of sugar in 2 cups of water and two cinnamon sticks, cool. Peel lemon thin, put in glass jar.
2

Sort 3 pounds unblemished Greengage plums, quarter, remove pits, put in glass jar.
3

Top fruit with 2 cups cooled simple syrup, 2 cinnamon sticks and 2 cups grain alcohol. Steep 3 months in dark pantry. Ready for the Holidays.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on September 04, 2022 15:48

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.