Brandied fruit starter for friendship cake

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1can20 oz Sliced peaches chop, save juice
cupSugar
1packDry yeast
1can15 oz can Chunk pineapple with juice, cut in half
cupSugar
1can15 oz Fruit cocktail -- with juice
cupSugar
29 oz jars Maraschino
Cherries drain and chop

Directions

TENTH DAY

TWENTIETH DAY

In a 1-gallon glass or crockery jar with loose fitting lid, combine sugar, peaches and yeast. Stir daily for 10 days. DO NOT REFRIGERATE.

On the 10th day, add pineapple with juice, sugar and fruit cocktail with juice. Stir daily for 10 days.

On the 20th day, add sugar and cherries. Stir daily until the 30th day.

On the 30th day, drain juice from fruit. Reserve fruit to be used for cakes. Store fruit and juice in glass jars in refrigerator until ready to use. Keeps well.

In remaking starter, use 1½ cups of drained juice in the first step of the brandying process with 2 ½ cups sugar and 20-oz can peaches. Do not use yeast. The yeast is used only to start peaches and sugar fermenting the first time. For making cakes with reserved fruit see the following recipes; Friendship Cake, Friendship Cake Mix Style One, and Friendship Cake Mix Style Two. Pat Dwigans Recipe By :

From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 06-15-95 (160) Fido: Recipes