Note: This recipe was inspired by Adrian Richardson’s “The Good Life.” 3 to 4 small plums 1/4 cup brandy 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, lightly packed 1 1/2 cups plus 1/2 tablespoon all-purpose flour ...

Dredge the suet, raisins, currants, fruitcake mix and citron with ½ cup of the flour. Sift the remaining flour with the nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, salt and brown sugar in a separate bowl and add to the ...

This is a story about a Logan Square restaurant owner, a Transylvanian janitor and a family recipe rooted in Romania. And it all started with a tinfoil-wrapped plastic water bottle full of booze. Once ...

ROZANCI, Serbia -- Forget whiskey or cognac. For Serbs, nothing beats homemade sljivovica, a plum brandy they hope will win U.N. recognition soon as an example of an important cultural tradition.

Recently I gave a dinner party, with guests who had spent considerable time in other places. Foreign service officers, journalists, academics who had enjoyed sabbaticals. After dessert, I brought out ...