Friendship cake starter fruit mixture
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Pineapple chunks -- drained |
| 1 | cup | Maraschino cherries -- undrained |
| 1 | cup | Peaches; sliced -- undrained |
| 3 | cups | Sugar |
| 6 | tablespoons | Brandy |
Directions
Combine pineapple, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy in a glass gallon jar; let stand for 2 weeks. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and with a wooden spoon inserted through the foil stir daily. Do not remove foil or spoon. Be sure to stir daily.
After 2 weeks add cherries, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy. Let stand 2 more weeks, stirring daily.
Fourth week. Add peaches, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy. Let stand 2 more weeks, stirring daily.
Sixth week. Strain fruit from the juice using a plastic strainer. Do NOT use metal strainer. Use fruit for ice cream topping, etc. Juice is starter for Friendship Cake, 1 pint per batch.
Note. Use fruit in juice NOT syrup. Never refrigerate the starter.
Day one must start within 3 or 4 days after the fruit has been drained.
Recipe By :
From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 06-15-95 (160) Fido: Recipes