Carse of Gowrie Fruit Salad

Ingredients

SYRUP

• 1/2 lb sugar
• 10 fluid ounces water
• 3 1/2 fluid ounces red wine
• 1 lemon, juice only
• 1 dash sherry wine

FRUIT

• 2 fresh peaches
• 2 fresh apricots
• 1 orange
• 2 bananas
• 1/4 lb raspberries
• 1/4 lb strawberry
• 1/4 lb cherries
• heavy cream, whipped (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Put the sugar, water and wine in a small saucepan, bring to the boil and boil for 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Allow to cool, and then pour this syrup into a bowl and stir in the lemon juice and sherry.

3. 3

   Dip the peaches and apricots very briefly in boiling water and then skin them carefully.

4. 4

   Slice them and put them immediately into the syrup.

5. 5

   Pare the skin and pith from the orange with a sharp knife and cut it into slices, catching the juice on a plate.

6. 6

   Put the orange slices and juice into the salad.

7. 7

   Slice the bananas and add them too.

8. 8

   Lastly put in the raspberries, strawberries, and cherries, halved and stoned.

9. 9

   Spoon some of the liquid over the fruit and chill thoroughly before serving with or without whipped cream.