Homemade Maraschino Cherries
From auntybea 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
These cherries are just like the Maraschino cherries that you pay an arm and a leg for, only better -- and cheaper! They are a little time consuming but really worth it!
Ingredients
- Brine: shopping list
- 2 quarts water shopping list
- 1 Tablespoon pickling salt shopping list
- 4-1/2 pounds pitted sweet cherries shopping list
- 4-1/2 pounds sugar shopping list
- 3 cups water shopping list
- juice of one lemon shopping list
- 1 ounce red food coloring shopping list
- 1 ounce almond extract shopping list
How to make it
- Bring water and salt to a boil, stirring until salt is dissolved. Let cool for 10 minutes, then pour over pitted sweet cherries. Cover and let sit 12 hours or overnight.
- Drain cherries, discarding brine, and rinse in cold water. Set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, lemon juice, and red food coloring. Bring just to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, and remove from heat. Pour over cherries, cover, and let stand for 24 hours.
- Drain cherries, reserving juice. Set cherries aside. Bring reserved juice to a boil again. Remove from heat and stir in almond extract. Pour juice over cherries.
- Pack cherries with juice in hot sterilized jars and seal according to manufacturer's recommendations. Process as you normally would.
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Reviewed by 5 people-
what a great recipe... thank you...
peetabear
in mid-hudson valley loved it
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thanks less money spent and better cherries yes. thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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GREAT POST,adding to 'I can because I can' group.Have a great day.
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