Instructions: Wash a jar or jars and lids in hot soapy water; rinse.(I always use bleach water and run them through the dishwasher just to be safe) Do not use citrus fruit, apples, pears or bananas. Use sound ripe fruit, just a few pieces of each type, and wipe fruit gently. Do not wash, peel or pit fruit. Only melon should be peeled, seeded and cut in large chunks. Layer fruit and sugar in prepared jar. Stir lightly. Pour rum over fruit to cover. Seal jar tightly. Let mature in cool dark place 3 months. The Rumpot can be added to as more fruit becomes available. Always add equivalent sugar and more rum to cover fruit. Serve with cream or yogurt, add to fresh fruit salad, or use of fill hollowed out melon or tart shells.

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