Sour Cherry Preserves
By
Kimberly Biegacki
@pistachyoo
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This is my first time to work with canning cherries. I ended up getting a 10 lb. bucket of already pitted sour cherries and I have been busy the last two days making goodies. This is the first item I made. Of course, you can see they have to sit overnight so I didn't finish them till today but they sure look pretty! I really look forward to opening up a jar and having it with a slice of angel food cake. Then from there I will have to decide how I want to use them.
Hope you enjoy.
I got this recipe from my Blue Book ---guide to preserving.
Hope you enjoy.
I got this recipe from my Blue Book ---guide to preserving.
Rating:
★★★★★ 3 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
5 - 6 pints
Cook:
30 Min
Method:
Canning/Preserving
Ingredients
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2 lbred sour or sweet pitted cherries
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4 csugar
How to Make Sour Cherry Preserves
- Drain juice from cherries; set cherries aside.
- Add sugar to juice (if there is not enough juice to dissolve the sugar add a little water). cook until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
- Add cherries; cook rapidly until cherries become glossy. Cover let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
About Sour Cherry Preserves
Course/Dish: Fruit Sauces Jams & Jellies
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American
Other Tag: Healthy
