MORELLO CHERRY PRESERVES

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This is our favorite way of having cherries on hand that can be turned into a bunch of great recipes with minimal effort... sauce, vinaigrette, dessert topping, pastry filling, or a wonderfully simple but amazing glaze. Keep it on hand yourself and find out how many uses you can find for it!

Provided by Rare Affaire

Categories     Cherries

Time 35m

Yield 25 oz

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (12 ounce) jar morello cherries, drained and juice reserved (available at Trader Joe's)
1/2 cup cherry juice (from the jar)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of
1 tablespoon kirschwasser (cherry brandy or plum liqueur can be substituted)
0.5 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry pectin
1 pinch salt

Steps:

  • Combine cherries, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a non-reactive bowl and let stand for 30 minutes.
  • In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, combine cherry juice and pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil for 1 minute.
  • Add cherries/sugar/lemon mixture, kirschwasser, and salt to juice/pectin mix. Bring back to boil for 3 minutes.
  • Allow to cool to room temperature.
  • Store in air-tight jar. (You can process this by canning it for extended storage.).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43, Sodium 8.3, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 9.8, Protein 0.1

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