Brandied Cherries
6 pounds dark, sweet cherries 1 cup sugar 1 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice 1 1/4 cup brandy
Wash and pit cherries. Combine sugar, water and lemon juice
in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a
simmer. Add cherries and simmer until hot throughout.
Remove heat; stir in brandy. Pack hot cherries into hot
jars, leaving 1/2 " headspace. Ladle hot syrup over
cherries, leaving 1/4" headspace. Remove air bubbles by
running a knife all around inside of jar. Adjust two-piece
caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling water container.
Makes about 6 pints.
* Recipe from Ball Blue Book
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