Cherry Brandy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb sour cherry
5 cups sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 -6 whole cloves
grating nutmeg
1 1/2 quarts brandy

Preparation

Combine the cherries, sugar and spices in a large wide-mouthed jar.
Seal and place in a hot, sunny place.
Leave the mixture to \"cook\" in the sun for 40 days, shaking the contents once a day.
At the end of this period, add the brandy.
Store in a cool, dry place for another two weeks.
Decant into individual bottles.
Serve as desired.