Friendship cake starter fruit mixture

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       Title: FRIENDSHIP CAKE STARTER FRUIT MIXTURE
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 1 Servings
  
       1 c  Pineapple chunks; drained
       1 c  Maraschino cherries
            Undrained
       1 c  Peaches; sliced; undrained
       3 c  Sugar
       6 tb Brandy
  
   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.
  
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