Rumtopf
n.— «A fine way to preserve summer fruits is the century-old method called pot pourri or rumtopf or fruit crock. It’s an assortment of fruits mellowed in liquor and sugar in a stone crock for several months to “ripen.”» —“Old-Time Recipe Still Scores Hits” Washington Post, Times Herald Aug. 9, 1962. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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The German phrase Der Bus hält an jeder Milchkanne literally translates as “The bus stops at every milk can,” and refers to a bus that stops at every little out-of-the-way town. This is part of a complete episode.
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