Fruit Brandy

Ingredients

Quantity	Product
4 cups	Sugar
2 cups	Water
4 pounds	Apples, sliced
1 liter	Brandy
3	Whole cloves
1	cinnamon stick (3 inches)
	Additional whole cloves and cinnamon sticks

 

Directions

Step 1

Combine the sugar and water in a large saucepan and bring all of it to a boil; cook and stir the mixture until the sugar is dissolved. Remove the mixture from the heat.

Step 2

Place the apples in a large glass or plastic container; add the sugar mixture, brandy, cloves and cinnamon stick. Cover the mixture and let it stand at room temperature for at least two weeks, stirring it once a week.

Step 3

Strain the brandy mixture and discard the apples and spices. Pour the liquid into several glass bottles. Place an additional three cloves and one cinnamon stick in each bottle.

^{Recipe from https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/apple-brandy/}