Sour Cherry Preserves Recipe
Do you want the best Sour Cherry Preserves recipe? This Greek recipe of Sour Cherry Preserves is relished the world over. If you have a lot of Fruits on hand then you know its time to make some Sour Cherry Preserves. My friends tried this Sour Cherry Preserves the other day and they simply adored it. Do I need to say more?
Ingredients
1 pound black or red sour
1/2 cup water cherries
1/2 lemon, juice of
2 cups sugar
Directions
Wash and pit cherries, but keep pits in a small bowl.
Place cherries in a saucepan in layers and sprinkle each layer with sugar.
Add water to the cherry pits, stir slightly, drain, and add this water to the cherries.
Allow mixture to stand for 1 hour, then bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until syrup thickens to consistency of honey.
Stir gently at intervals while cooking and skim off any scum that rises to top.
Add lemon juice at end of cooking time to prevent syrup from crystallizing.
Place cherries in a saucepan in layers and sprinkle each layer with sugar.
Add water to the cherry pits, stir slightly, drain, and add this water to the cherries.
Allow mixture to stand for 1 hour, then bring to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes or until syrup thickens to consistency of honey.
Stir gently at intervals while cooking and skim off any scum that rises to top.
Add lemon juice at end of cooking time to prevent syrup from crystallizing.
