MARASCHINO CHERRIES

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Provided by Cooking Channel

Time P3DT20m

Yield 1 pint

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups sweet cherries (about 1/2 pound), pitted
One 1-inch strip orange peel
3 1/2 ounces cherry liqueur, such as maraschino
1/8 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
Scald a pint jar with a little boiling water; just swirl and dump. Pack the cherries and orange peel into the jar, leaving 1 inch of headroom at the top.
Stir together the cherry liqueur, almond extract and 2 1/2 ounces of the sugar syrup in a glass (save the remaining sugar syrup for sweetening drinks). Pour the mixture over the cherries. If needed, top off with cherry liqueur to cover. Seal the jar and refrigerate for a minimum of 3 days.