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The German Way, As If Done in Brandy

A fermented cherry brandy made by boiling cherries with sugar and water, then fermenting in a barrel.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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The German Way, As If Done in Brandy

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the stalks of the cherries short.

  2. Boil the water and sugar together until it reaches a candy stage.

Ferment

  1. Place the cherries in a new barrel.

  2. Once the sugar mixture is cool, pour it over the cherries.

  3. Seal the barrel loosely.

  4. Roll the barrel every day until fermentation is complete.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Morelia cherries
Provide the fruit flavour and juice that ferments into the brandy.
Sugar
Feeds the yeast during fermentation, producing alcohol and adding sweetness.

The step that matters

Seal the barrel loosely. Fermentation releases carbon dioxide gas. A tight seal can let pressure build up, while a loose seal lets gas escape and keeps air out.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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