Sumomo Sui and Amai (Plums, Sour and Sweet)
Origin: Chicago, Illinois
Source: Sara Bosse and Onoto Watanna (Winnifred Eaton), 1914
Ingredients
- 0.5 cup water
- 2 cup sugar
- 0.25 cup vinegar
- 0.5 teaspoon mixed spices, ground
- plums
- 0.5 cup mirin sauce, or any other desired spirits
Instructions
- Combine water, sugar, vinegar, and ground mixed spices in a pot and bring to a boil.
- Drop in the plums and let boil slowly for twenty minutes.
- Add half a cupful of mirin sauce, or any other desired spirits.
- Let all come to a boil once more.
- Remove from heat and serve.