| 1 | Sprinkle strawberries with 1 ?cup sugar. |
| 2 | ~cover, and let stand 30 minutes ~place in the rum pot and pour in enough rum to cover the fruit by about two finger-widths. |
| 3 | ~cover the pot with plastic wrap, and put on the lid. |
| 4 | Place in a cool room, and stir the fruit gently every two or three days ~starting with the gooseberries, or as the fruits ripen, add the remaining fruits in layers; ~mix 1 cup of fruit with ?cup of the sugar before adding it to the pot, and each time add enough rum to cover the fruit by two finger-widtsh. |
| 5 | ~after the first two weeks, you will only need to shake or stir the pot every two weeks. |
| 6 | Always make sure that the top layer of fruit is covered by two finger-widths of rum ~at the end of october or the beginning of november, add another cup of rum to the pot. |
| 7 | ~by the beginning of december, the fruit will be ready to eat. |
