Plum Juice

Ingredients

• 2 kg ripe plums
• 500 g sugar
• 2 Cinnamon sticks
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 0.5 sachet canning aid

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash, halve and pit the plums. Combine with 800 ml water, sugar and cinnamon in a large pot and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.

2. 2.

   Place a clean, damp muslin cloth between two chair legs and strain the fruit juice into a lower pot. Press the remaining plum mash through the cloth with a spoon.

3. 3.

   Bring to a rolling boil again, add lemon juice and canning aid, then immediately pour into preheated bottles. Seal and let cool completely. Store in a dark, cool place.