Friendship Fruit Starter Recipe
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Friendship Fruit Starter

By: HBIC  
"This is really two recipes in one - 6 cups of brandied fruit, and 2 cups of starter for the Thirty Day Friendship Cake."

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Prep Time:
21 Days
Ready In:
21 Days

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Original Recipe Yield 2 cups starter, 6 cups brandied fruit
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can apricot halves, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained
  • 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained
  • 1 1/4 cups brandy
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar

Directions

  1. In a large glass jar, combine drained pineapple chunks, drained apricot slices, drained sliced peaches, drained maraschino cherries, brandy and sugar. Stir gently with wooden spoon. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 3 weeks, stirring at least twice a week. Drain and reserve the liquid - This liquid is your starter for the Thirty Day Friendship Cake.

Footnotes

  • Editor's Notes
  • The brandied fruit should be kept refrigerated, and can be served with ice cream, yogurt or pound cake. You can also use the brandied fruit in a cake mix or scratch cake. Use about 2 cups (chopped) per cake mix.
  • The resulting liquid in this recipe is used to begin the starter in Thirty Day Friendship Cake.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 117 | Total Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 5, 2007 by kehn 
I made this and the glass jar exploded sending little shards of glass every where in my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2005 by PACLUV 
Emily, thank you so much!! I've made this starter and cake about 15 years ago. Someone at my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2008 by sparkysarah Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Got my starter made and needed to do something with my fruit. I took a cake mix...I had... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by Peggy 's Kitchen 
I had gotten a liquid starter 20 years ago, and did not have the fruit starter to start making... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2006 by Teresa 
Thank you so much. This is the only recipe for a fruitcake that my husband would eat. His... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2006 by Mike M 
This awesome! My mom was given a starter in the 70's and made this cake for years. Sadly,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2008 by JLR1331 
THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! In the 80's my family ALWAYS had... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2006 by Heather 
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! My grandma used to make this when we were kids and we loved... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2009 by Terry 
I make this every year at thanksgiving, and again at christmas. Here's a tip, If you don't... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2009 by angela in Texas 
Very good recipe for the starter. My husbands grandmother from Louisiana made this every... MORE

 
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