Homemade Maraschino Cherries
Recipe: #13712
August 09, 2014
Categories: Cherry, Canning/Preserving, Fat Free, Gluten-Free Low Cholesterol, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, more
"Blue Ribbon Preserves. Yield 5 pints"
Original is 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (851.8 g)
- Calories 679.3
- Total Fat - 8.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 33.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 159.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3 g
- Sugars - 150 g
- Protein - 0.1 g
- Calcium - 41.3 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 116.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Remove pits from cherries.
Step 2
Combine 8 cups water and ascorbic acid. Stir until crystals are dissolved.
Step 3
Add cherries to the solution. Don't allow the fruit to remain more than 20 minutes.
Step 4
Rinse fruit; drain well.
Step 5
Combine 1 1/2 cup water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Stir in food coloring and add the cherries. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes.
Step 6
Cool completely, allowing cherries to soak 24 hours.
Step 7
Next day, bring to a boil and then stir in almond extract.
Step 8
Pack hot cherries into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
Step 9
Shake jars to get firm pack.
Step 10
Bring syrup to a boil and ladle hot syrup into jars.
Step 11
Process in water bath for 15 minutes for 1/2 pint jars.
Tips
No special items needed.
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