Recipe

Whole Cherry Preserves Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago Great preserve bursting with cherry flavor. Enjoy Prep:10m Cook:250m Servings:24	Chefmeow
	easy side preserves cherry anise honey

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Ingredients

2 pounds cherries

3-1/2 cups sugar

2 cups water

1 piece star anise

2 tablespoons honey

Directions

Pick through cherries and remove blemished cherries and remove pits.

Put sugar in a large heavy bottom non aluminum pot. with water.

Let stand stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves.

Add star anise and simmer over low heat stirring from time to time for 15 minutes.

Remove star anise and stir in pitted cherries and honey.

Raise heat and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to low and simmer about 2 hours increasing the heat to medium low after about 1-1/2 hours.

Be careful the preserves do not scorch.

Meanwhile wash 4 pint jars or 8 half pint jars.

Keep hot until needed.

Prepare lids as manufacturer directs.

After the first 45 minutes of cooking the preserves begin to set for the gel point.

Ladle hot preserves into 1 hot jar at a time leaving 1/4 inch heat space.

Wipe jar rim with a clean damp cloth then attach lid .

Fill and close remaining jars.

Process pints or half pints in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes.

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mbeards2 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I just made these cherry preserves. They are wonderful! I never would of thought to use star anise but it complimented the taste of the cherries nicely. The honey was a delicious addition too.
(I think you left out the water in step #2.)

pointsevenout 3 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Used this as a hot syrup over pancakes. Very delicious. I stirred in 1/4 teaspoon of almond extract at the end.

lilliancooks 3 months, 4 weeks ago said:
This sounds sooo good! I love Points' idea of adding almond extract! I'm just imagining what I could pour this on! YUM!

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