{"id":3576,"slug":"ume-shu-japanese-plum-juice","title":"Ume-shu (Japanese Plum Juice)","description":"Ume juice is extracted by preserving the fruits in sugar. It tastes sweet, smooth, and acidic, and is a refreshing drink, often enjoyed in the summer. The taste and aroma of ume-shu can appeal to even those people who normally dislike the taste of alcohol.","ingredients_raw":["1 kg raw Japanese ume plums","1 kg rock sugar","Honey to taste","White liquor to taste"],"ingredients_norm":["raw japanese ume plum","rock sugar","honey","white liquor"],"steps":["Wash plums and wipe dry.","Cram plums tightly into container with rock sugar. Add liquor if using.","Pour honey into container on top of ume.","Seal container, and leave in a cool, dark place until the plums are shriveled and leathery.","Remove fruit from container.","To drink, dilute the plum liquid with two times as much water."],"categories":["Japanese recipes","Recipes using ume","Recipes for alcoholic beverages","Recipes using sugar","Recipes using honey","Recipes for juice"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Ume-shu_(Japanese_Plum_Juice)","source_ref":"4505270","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Ume-shu_(Japanese_Plum_Juice)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6a85a16e96e8a63bdf8ebefd8b07de383b26364d9504ec77de2462f7b1d5319c","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:29Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:29Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/ume-shu-japanese-plum-juice"}