Brandy Cherries, No. 2

Ingredients

• fill the jar with cherries
• half pound of sugar
• each pound of fruit
• one-third as much brandy

Method

1. 1

   Fill the jar with cherries; make a syrup of half pound of sugar to each pound of fruit.

2. 2

   Scald the fruit in this syrup, but do not boil.

3. 3

   Remove the fruit, boil the syrup until it is reduced to two-thirds the quantity; add one-third as much brandy, pour over the cherries, and seal while hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Annie Dennis cook book (1905) by Annie E. Dennis, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Brandy Cherries, No. 2 Fill the jar with cherries ; make a syrup of half pound of sugar to each pound of fruit. Scald the fruit in this syrup, but do not boil. Remove the fruit, boil the syrup until it is reduced to two-thirds the quantity ; add one-third as much brandy

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.