FROM: LISA DOZIER
1 ea (20-oz) can sliced peaches, -pineapple
-chopped 1 ea (10-oz) jar maraschino
7 1/2 c Sugar, divided use -cherries
1 ea Package active dry yeast 1 ea (29-oz) can fruit cocktail,
1 ea (20-oz) can crushed -cut up
Stir together peaches, 2 1/2 cups sugar and yeast in a one gallon
glass or cockery jar with a loose-fitting lid. Stir daily for 10
days. On the 10th day, add pineapple and 2 1/2 cups sugar. Stir daily
for 10 days. Add cherries, fruit cocktail and remaining sugar and
stir daily for 10 more days. Drain fruit reserving liquid for next
batch. Makes enough fruit for 4 cakes. (to make more starter, use 1
1/2 cups starter juice instead of yeast with peaches and sugar.)
Fermented Fruit Friendship Cake 1 (2-layer size) package yellow cake
mix (without pudding) 1 (4-serving size) box vanilla, lemon or
pistachio instant pudding 4 eggs 2/3 cup oil 2 tsp orange extract 1
1/2 cups fruit from Fermented Fruit Starter 1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup
golden raisins Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cake and pudding
mixes, eggs, oil and orange extract in a large bowl. Add fruit, nuts
and raisins, and mix thoroughly. Pour into a greased, floured tube
pan and bake 1 hour. Let cool 15 minutes before removing from the
pan. makes 12 to 16 servings.
Yields
12 servings