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Brandyed Morella Cherries

From Modern cookery, in all its branches, 1884

Serves 8

Cherries will not shrivel if prepared this way.

Presented as published in 1884. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Modern cookery, in all its branches (1884) by Eliza Acton, page 495. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BRAN DIED MORELLA CHERRIES. Let the cherries be ripe, freshly gathered, and the finest that can be had ; cut off half the length of the stalks, and drop them gently into clean dry quart bottles with wide necks ; leave in each sufficient space f >r four ounces of pounded white sugar-candy (or of brown, if better liked); fill them up entirely with the best French brandy

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