Take four peeled and thinly-sliced bananas, half a pound of well-washed and dried black grapes, ditto strawberries, an apple, two large oranges. Pinch each grape slightly. Hull the strawberries and peel and slice the apple and oranges very thinly. Mix all well together in a deep bowl. Add to them the contents of a small bottle of raspberry syrup and a tablespoonful of brandy. Mix well. Leave on ice till needed. Serve with Devonshire cream or brandy butter, handed separately.