On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 01:44:13 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 07:08:37 GMT, (Kathy in NZ) wrote:
>

>>When they have cooled, I inject them (literally) with brandy. Then
>>repeat the process over a week or two, about three times in all.
>>Altogether, the three cakes use up about 200ml of brandy.My mother
>>didn't inject them with brandy. That was something I learnt from my
>>mad-scientist brother.
>
>Ya know, it's funny. My mom was a medical technologist AND a
>diabetic. You'd think she'd have been putting all those needles to
>good use! I pour rum on the cakes as they come out of the oven. Once
>they've cooled, I soak them in more rum. I might do one more soaking
>after that, but I still want to be able to taste the other
>ingredients!

Well, Carol, after filling the syringe about six times and injecting
the cakes, I thought stuff it, and poured some brandy over the top. It
seemed to soak in. If pouring is good enough for you, it's good enough
for me!