sour cherry preserves

How To Make sour cherry preserves

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  Step 1
  Drain juice from cherries; set cherries aside.
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  Step 2
  Add sugar to juice (if there is not enough juice to dissolve the sugar add a little water). cook until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
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  Step 3
  Add cherries; cook rapidly until cherries become glossy. Cover let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place.
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  Step 4
  Bring to a boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim the foam from the top if necessary. Ladle hot preserves into hot jars. Don't forget to leave 1/4 inch headspace. Place your lids on and then process in a hot water bath in a canner for 15 minutes.
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  Step 5
  Now remove jars and place on a towel to cool. Let sit for 6 hours or till next day. Twist your lids on tight one more time and then label your jars and put away.
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  Step 6
  In case you did't know: This is a preserve that does not jell up. It is a liquid inside.....there is no pectin in this recipe and so it is cherries in a sweet liquid.
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