1 c  Pineapple; canned; cubed
1 c  Sugar
2 tb Brandy
1 c  Maraschino cherries
And juice
1 c  Sugar
2 tb Brandy
1 c  Peaches; and juice; sliced
1 c  Sugar
2 tb Brandy

In a large one gallon jar, combine pineapple, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons
brandy. Let these ingredients sit in the jar for two weeks and stir daily.
At the end of two weeks, add cherries, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons
brandy. Let the mixture sit for two more weeks, stirring daily. The fourth
week, add peaches, 1 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons brandy. Let the mixture
sit for two weeks, stirring daily. Separate the liquid from the fruit. The
liquid is your starter and you can use the fruit on ice cream or cake. Now
you are ready to prepare the fruit for the cake. Do not refrigerate the
starter liquid.