Garden Green
10-22-2008, 12:24 AM
Brandied Cherries
6-lbs. dark, sweet cherries
1-cup sugar
1-cup water
1/4-cup lemon juice
1 1/4-cup brandy
1. Wash and pit cherries
2. Combine sugar, water & lemon juice in a large pot
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer
3. Add cherries & simmer until hot throughout
4. Remove from heat; stir in brandy
5. Pack hot cherries into hot jars, leaving 1/2" headspace
6. Ladle hot syrup over cherries, leaving 1/4" headspace
7. Remove air bubbles
8. Adjust two-piece caps
9. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
Makes about 6 pints
6-lbs. dark, sweet cherries
1-cup sugar
1-cup water
1/4-cup lemon juice
1 1/4-cup brandy
1. Wash and pit cherries
2. Combine sugar, water & lemon juice in a large pot
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer
3. Add cherries & simmer until hot throughout
4. Remove from heat; stir in brandy
5. Pack hot cherries into hot jars, leaving 1/2" headspace
6. Ladle hot syrup over cherries, leaving 1/4" headspace
7. Remove air bubbles
8. Adjust two-piece caps
9. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
Makes about 6 pints