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Plum Squash Recipe
Sweetened plum juice can be stored and then mixed with water for a refreshing beverage.
- Total Cook Time 35 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 25 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Medium
Ingredients of Plum Squash
- 500 gm plums - soaked overnight
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp potassium meta bisulphate
How to Make Plum Squash
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Squeeze the plums and discard the seeds.
2.
Blend the plum mixture and strain the juice through a sieve.
3.
Place the strained juice and sugar in a pan and stir over low heat till the sugar dissolves.
4.
Once it dissolves, add the lemon juice and bring to a boil.
5.
Cook for about five minutes, stirring all the time, so that it does not get caramelised.
6.
Take the mixture off the heat and let it cool.
7.
Mix in the potassium metabisulphite dissolved in one tbsp of boiled water.
8.
Store in sterilised bottles.