Rummtopf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ripe fruit
rum (at least 54% alcohol)
1/2 lb. sugar

Preparation

Place fruit in a clean, large earthenware jar with a glass lid. Pour in sugar.
Let sit until sugar melts and makes a sauce.
Add rum until it stands 2 centimeters above the fruit.
(With a real large jar, you can make a second layer by repeating first 3 steps.) Cover with lid and let stand for 14 days.
Make sure alcohol stays above fruit level.