Cherry Brandy

Ingredients

• Six lb. black Morella cherries
• 2 lb. white sugar candy
• 2 quarts brandy

Method

1. 1

   Stone half the cherries and prick the rest; put them into a deep jar, with the kernels of the half bruised; add the sugar candy and the brandy.

2. 2

   Cover the jar with bladder, and let it remain a month, shaking it every day, then strain and bottle.

3. 3

   The cherries can be dried and used for dessert.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Cameron's cookery book (1898) by Ida Cameron, page 84. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cherry Brandy. Six lb. black Morella cherries, 2 lb. white sugar candy, 2 quarts brandy

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