Simple Brandy

Total Time: 2160 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2160 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 (26 ounce) bottle vodka
• 1 gallon crabapples or 1 gallon apricots or 1 gallon cherries or 1 gallon blackberry

Recipe

• 1 enough fruit to somewhat fill a gallon jar, (cherries, apricots, crabapples, etc.).
• 2 place fruit, any kind, into glass jar -- pits and all, just cut off the yucky parts.
• 3 add sugar and vodka.
• 4 set on your kitchen counter and flip it every day for three months. (if you put it away you'll forget about it!)
• 5 the first few days i place the jar into a bucket in case my lid leaks, that way i can pour it back in and go hunt for a new lid. i put a sticker on it indicating the date it will be ready and "up on even" if i happen to start it on an even day, you wouldn't believe how many times i've thought to myself "did i turn the brandy today?")
• 6 in three months strain it through cheesecloth or a clean dishcloth or what have you, if you want it even clearer then strain it again through a paper coffee filter.
• 7 bottle it and wowee it's delicious! i do up a nice label on my computer and bottle it into smaller than micky bottles to tuck into my christmas baskets.