Winter Fruit Salad

The fruits of winter are pineapple, pears of all kinds, kiwis, and winter melons, to which you can add the tropical papaya and mango toward the end of the winter and the early spring and around Thanksgiving and Christmas poached cranberries. With such a mixture of fruit, which have many different flavors, do not use a single brandy which will be sure to clash with some of the fruit. Rather, choose liqueurs containing a lot of essences of herbs such as Chartreuse or Benedictine and brandy or