Rumtopf

[ina]

Hello all, we've recently aquired a glazed earthenware pot,with lid,& started the above pot with strawbs,bananas,etc,etc. We have the book by CCJ Berry,but there don't seem to be any hard'n fast "do's & don'ts". (we know that rhubarb & unpeeled citrics etc).Any knowledge to share?

Bananas aren't really part of it - they tend to disintegrate. You don't want it to become mushy!

[ina]

I didn't realise rumtopf was such an art I just plonked any extra fruit in a pot and covered it with rum. No sugar. Its yummy.

Depends on whether you want to make a proper "Rumtopf", i.e. the original German stuff, or just have fruit in rum, or any other spirit! Nothing wrong with the latter.