Brandy Fruit Pot - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups oranges
2 cups fresh pineapple
2 cups fresh pears
2 cups fresh peaches
2 cups fresh cherries or 2 cups grapes
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cinnamon stick (6-inch)
1 pint apricot brandy

Preparation

Combine fruit and sugar.
Let stand 3 hours.
stirring once or twice. Tie cinnamon in cheesecloth bag.
Add to fruit and brandy.
Cover loosely and let stand at least 1 week, stirring once a day.
To keep pot going, add 1 cup sugar and 2 cup fruit to replace every 2 cup removed.
The fruit pot may be started at the beginning of the summer with strawberries, oranges and grapes.
Add more fruit and sugar as they come into season - e.g.
raspberries, peaches, pears, melon balls.
Keep refrigerated or in a cold room.
You can keep one going all year round in your refrigerator.