Rumtopf – A Spring to Yuletime Tradition.

This week's guest blog fills us in on the wonderful seasonal tradition of "Rumtopf." Literally meaning "Rum Pot" this delicious mixture collects seasonal fruit all summer long, and preserves them in rum and sugar until the holidays. It is, perhaps, the definitive seasonal dessert. Submitted by guest blogger, Roger Swayze:

I think a lot about the holidays at various times throughout the year.  Some of the many traditions I enjoy actually begin early in the year.  My grandmother always made...