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Recipe courtesy of Raiza Costa

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Maraschino Cherries (00:45)

Total:: 168 hr 25 min
Active:: 20 min

Yield:: 2 quarts cherries

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

1 cup (200 grams) fresh cherries
2 cups (360 grams) sugar
Pinch salt
1 1/2 cups (360 milliliters) maraschino liqueur or kirsch
1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) almond extract
Juice from 1 lemon

Directions

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Special equipment: two 1-quart sterlized jars

Wash the cherries and remove the pits, leaving the cherries whole. Place them in a 1-quart sterilized jar.

Add the sugar, salt and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves completely, about 8 minutes. Turn off the heat. Stir in the maraschino liqueur, almond extract and lemon juice.

Pour the syrup over the cherries and stir to coat. Cover the jar with a lid and let cool completely before refrigerating. Keep refrigerated, gently shaking daily to redistribute fruit and syrup, 1 week before using.

My Private Notes

Name: Maraschino Cherries
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M7DT0H25M0.000S
Yield: 2 quarts cherries
Ingredients: 1 cup (200 grams) fresh cherries; 2 cups (360 grams) sugar; Pinch salt; 1 1/2 cups (360 milliliters) maraschino liqueur or kirsch; 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) almond extract; Juice from 1 lemon