Friendship Cake Brandied Starter

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.