Plums are a popular summer fruit thanks to their characteristic sweet and sour taste and many healthy nutrients. You can take advantage of fresh plums to make syrup, a delicious, easy-to-make and long-lasting refreshment drink.
Here is a detailed guide on how to make plum syrup at home from Harvard Health Publishing:
Ingredients
500g red ripe plums
300g white sugar
500ml of filtered water
1 fresh lemon (squeezed with juice)
How to do
Pime processing Wash the plums, remove the seeds, and cut the bags into small pieces.
Cook syrup Add the plums to the pot with water, boil over medium heat for about 15 minutes until the plums are soft and secretive into water.
Filter plum juice Use a strainer or clean cloth to filter the juice, remove the pulp.
Cook plum juice with sugar Add the filtered plum juice to the pot, add sugar and lemon juice, simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved and the syrup is slightly thickened.
Store the storage bottle To cool the syrup, pour it into a clean bottle, cover it, store in a refrigerator for use.
How to use
Mix the plum syrup with filtered water or carbonated water at will in a ratio of 1 portion of syrup: 5 portions of water.
You can add ice and a few slices of fresh lemon to enhance the flavor.
Note
Choose ripe, unpasteurized plums for the best taste.
Simmer the syrup moderately so as not to lose the characteristic flavor of plums.
The syrup is stored well in the refrigerator for about 12 weeks.
