Fortuna Cooks

1/2 cup SUGAR
2/3 cup WATER
6 strips California LEMON PEEL
12 CLOVES
1 cup Calif LEMON JUICE
1 cup Juice of Canned PEARS
1 pint CALIF. Brandy
1 1/2 cups SPARKLING WATER
Boil together sugar, water , lemon peel ,cloves and cinammon for five minutes. Cool and strain. Add remainder of ingredients. Pour over ice block in punch bowl and [...]

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6 whole canned peeled California ORANGES
Confectioners SUGAR
3 ripe BANANAS
2 cups freshly grated COCONUT
2 tablespoons Calif APRICOT BRANDY
Place oranges ( round side down) on cutting board and cut cross-wise in thin slices. Cover bottom of a glass bowl with a layer of oranges slices. Sprinkle with sugar, add a layer of bananas and [...]

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1 1 ( 12 oz.) Vanilla Wafers ( crushed fine)
1/4 cup BRANDY
1/2 cup RUM
1/4 to 1/2 cup HONEY
1 lb California WALNUTS ( crushed fine)
Mix ingredients together well. Roll into small balls. Then roll in powdered sugar. Store in tightly-covered container in refrigerator. ( Will store for one month)
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1 can ( 1 lb) California Bing Cherries
1/4 cup California Grape Brandy
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup pre-warmed Brandy
Drain cherries thoroughly: put juice into saucepan.  Pour Brandy over cherries. and allow to absorb Brandy liquid for several hours.  Before serving , moisten cornstarch and sugar with a little cold cherry juice/  Add moistened cornstarch and [...]

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