City Pioneer

Making Plum Brandy

I love to make things and watch as they transform and change. An example is the plum brandy I am concocting. A few weeks ago I put cut plums and sugar in a big glass jar and am watching as the whole things ferments. I read this recipe that says you leave it for six weeks and then you add whisky and decant and leave for another six weeks.

Now this seems incredible to me. I can't help but pick that jar up every day and sniff through the cheesecloth on the top. There is something magical about watching the plums and sugar turn to liquid. It would be so easy to buy this at the liquor store, but there would be no fascination with it.

When does buying something make sense and when does making it yourself have more power in your life?

posted by Deb @ 7:17 AM