Take a dozen pound of cherrys pickt from the stalks and bruised put
a gallon and half of brandy 3 quarters of a pound of double refined
Sugar, cloves, mace and cinnamon of each a pennyworth 1 nutmeg sliced
put it into a great glass or runlet and let it stand close stopt 3
weeks then draw it off as much as will run clear if you please put up
more brandy to ye rest according to your judgement and stop it up close
again.