1 pint fresh strawberries
1/2 fresh pineapple
1/3 cup superfine sugar
4 ounces dark rum
3/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup grenandine
9 ounces kirsch
Wash strawberries; drain. Pick out 6 perfect large strawberries, blot dry and refrigerate. Hull and slice the remaining strawberries. Cut pineapple lengthwise into 1/2″ slices. Remove and discard core, peel, and any eyes from pineapple. Cut pineapple slices lengthwise into 1/2″ strips. Cut six 3/4″ sticks and 1/2 cup of 1/2″ pieces of pineapple. Wrap pineapple sticks in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
In a medium bowl combine sugar & rum. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Add 1 cup sliced strawberries and the pineapple pieces. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Just before serving stir orange juice, lemon juice and grenadine into rum fruit mixture.
Ladle mixture into 6 wine glasses. Into each glass add 1 1/2 ounces kirsch, pineapple stick and top with a whole strawberry.
Serve as a dessert drink with spoon. Serves 6.