About the Recipe
Easy to make but a bit time consuming pitting the cherries. It's a gloppy process with the thickness of the ClearJel but so yummy it's worth it!
Ingredients
Ingredients:
Quantities of Ingredients Needed For:
1 Quart
3-1/3 cups Fresh or thawed sour cherries
1 cup Granulated sugar
1/4 cup + 1 tbsp Clear Jel®
1-1/3 cups Cold water
1 tbsp + 1 tsp Bottled Lemon Juice
(optional)
1/8 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Almond extract
6 drops Red food coloring
7 Quarts
6 quarts Fresh or thawed sour cherries
7 cups Granulated sugar
1-3/4 cups Clear Jel®
9-1/3 cups Cold water
1/2 cup Bottled Lemon Juice (optional)
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 tsp Almond extract
1/4 tsp Red food coloring
Tools Needed: Funnel Spatula Ladle Jar Lifter Lid Lifter Headspace tool Chopstick Whisk Tongs Colander Cherry Pitter
Preparation
Combine sugar and Clear Jel® in a large saucepan and add water. If desired, add cinnamon, almond extract, and food coloring. Stir mixture and cook over medium high heat until mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Fold in drained cherries immediately and fill jars with mixture without delay, leaving 1 inch headspace. Adjust lids and process immediately according to the recommendations in Table
Remove Pits:
Good options are a toothpick, unbent paper clip, hair pin, lobster pick, or a metal orange stick (used for manicures). Insert whichever tool you choose into the stem-end of the cherry. You should feel it hit the pit. Then twist your implement around the pit and pop it out.