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Umeshu Recipe

From Setsuko Yoshizuka,
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Umeshu is a plum liqueur popular in Japan. Umeshu
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INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 1/4 lbs unripe ume plums
  • 2 lbs rock sugar
  • 7 1/2 cups shochu (35% alcohol)

PREPARATION:

Wash ume plums and remove the black bits from ume, using a bamboo stick. Dry ume plums with a towel. Wash a large glass jar well and dry it out under the sun. Place ume plums in the jar. Put rock sugar over the ume plums. Pour shochu in the jar. Seal the jar and store it in a dark, cool place. It will be ready in three months. *The best time to drink ume-shu is one year after this.
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