Lisa Food blog

Today is National Brained Fruit Day ! The perfect time to get this ready for Christmas cooking. Lisa

Friendship Brandy Starter

• 1(20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1(16 ounce) can peach slices, drained
• 1(10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
• 1 ¹⁄₄cups sugar
• 1 ¹⁄₄cups brandy

• TO START: Combine all ingredients in a clean, large glass jar.
• Stir gently with wooden spoon.
• Cover and let stand at room temperature for three weeks, stirring at least twice a week.
• Fruit is fermented when it is translucent.
• CARE AND FEEDING: Stir mixture daily.
• Every two weeks add one cup sugar and one cup of fruit and stir gently. Alternate fruits each time.
• Cover and let stand at room temperature at least three days before using.
• Do not add fruit more often than once every two weeks.
• Do not delay adding fruit for more than one or two days past schedule.
• IMPORTANT: To keep the starter going, retain at least three cups at all times.
• SHARING: Whenever you have more than six cups of fermented fruit, you may divide it into two portions, being sure there are at least three cups in each portion.
• Do this just before you would do a normal feeding.

You can use this to make a cake https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7900/thirty-day-friendship-cake/