Distilled alcohol is antimicrobial and stable, so preserving fruit in alcohol long-term is a good option. The classic German rumtopf recipe below (classically made in a rumtopf crock, but you can use ...

For whatever reason, I just had a flashback memory of my mother's rumtopf jar. Rumtopf? Yes, rumtopf. Rumtopf is German for "rum pot," and a centuries-old method of preserving seasonal fruits in sugar ...