Pat's Friendship Cake Brandied Starter

Ingredients

7 starter brandied fruit
1 package pineapple chunks
1 package peaches
1 package apricot
1 maraschino cherries
1 1/4 c sugar
1 1/4 c brandy

Instructions

Peach brandy Combine all ingredients in a clean non metal bowl; stir gently. Cover and let stand at room temp for 3 weeks stirring fruit twice a week. Serve fruit over ice cream or pound cake, reserving at least 1 cup starter at all times. To replenish starter, add 1 cup sugar and one of te fruit every 1 to 3 weeks, alternating fruit each time; stir gently. Cover and let stand at room temperature 3 days before using. Yield. 6 cups. See recipe for Friendship Fruitcake. ----