Cherry Bounce Recipe (opens in new tab)

In common 18th century fashion, the cherry bounce recipe attributed to Martha Washington calls for steeping fresh tart Morello cherries in sugar, spices and brandy for months, which allows the alcohol to pull intense flavor from the fruit You can achieve similar results in a fraction of the time by heating the ingredients together briefly before steeping for just 24 hours According to some lore, “bounce” refers to the arcane use of the word meaning to “hit” or “slap” because of the high alcoh...