Pickled cherries: Food24: Recipes

Pickled cherries

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Ingredients

1

kg

ripe, firm cherries
clean, dry preserving jars, or plastic-lidded jam jars
1

Litres

white wine vinegar
600

g

granulated sugar
6

cloves, crushed
4

juniper berries, crushed
2

lemons, rind
1

piece stick of cinnamon

Method

Rinse and dry the cherries, discarding any damaged fruit.
Cut the stalks down to about 1 cm and pack the fruit tightly into the jars.
Bring the remaining ingredients to the boil in a stainless steel or enamel pan, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove the cinnamon stick and pour the liquid over the cherries until they are well covered.
Store in a cool dark, dry cupboard.

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