Name: Maraschino Cherries
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 1/2 pounds pitted red cherries; 4 1/2 pounds granulated sugar; 3 cups water; Juice of 1 lemon; 1 ounce almond extract; 1 ounce red food coloring; 2 quarts water; 2 tablespoons salt; 1 teaspoon alum

Maraschino Cherries

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Because of the process used to make maraschino cherries, it is much healthier to make your own.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Category: Canning
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Cherries

4 1/2 pounds pitted red cherries
4 1/2 pounds granulated sugar
3 cups water
Juice of 1 lemon
1 ounce almond extract
1 ounce red food coloring

Brine

2 quarts water
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon alum

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Instructions

Soak pitted cherries overnight in heated brine.
The next morning, drain cherries. Rinse in cold water.
Combine cherries, water, sugar, lemon juice, and red coloring. Heat to boiling point. Let stand for 24 hours.
Again boil juices, pour over cherries and let stand for 24 hours.
Bring to boil again. Add almond extract and cherries. Pack into hot sterilized jars and seal.
Water bath time from The Ball Blue Book – pints for 20 minutes; quarts for 25 minutes.

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