Brandied Fruit Starter for Friendship Cake

30 days Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 0 minutes

1881 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

20	ounces	peaches, canned	sliced, with juice
2 1/2	cups	sugar
1	package	yeast, active dry

Tenth day
15	ounces	pineapple chunks	canned, with juice, cut chunks in half
2 1/2	cups	sugar
15	ounces	fruit cocktail	with juice

Twentieth day
2 1/2	cups	sugar
18	ounces	maraschino cherries	drained, chopped

Directions

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 1 1/2 cups of drained juice in the first step of the brandying process with 2 1/2 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.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 810g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1881 0% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 21mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 485.0g	162%
Dietary Fiber 10.0g	40%
Sugars 475.0g
Protein 3.0g	5%

Vitamin A	28%		Vitamin C	21%
Calcium	10%		Iron	10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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