Four Fruit Brandy

• Strawberries
• Raspberries
• Cherries
• Blackcurrants
• Demerara sugar
• Brandy

Weigh out equal quantities of strawberries, raspberries and cherries, and add together in a pan. Use one-sixth the weight of blackcurrants. Simmer all the fruit together gently without water and with a lid on until the juice runs freely. Strain through a jelly bag without pressure. Measure the juice and for each pint/500ml juice, allow 2oz/50g Demerara sugar, a few kernels from the cherries and