Maraschino Cherries
He is a quick recipes for Homemade Maraschino Cherries that is perfect for this upcoming season.
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 lb Red Cherries, pitted
- 8 cups sugar
- 3 cups water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 T. almond extract
- 2 T. red coloring
Brine:
- 8 cups water
- 2 T. Kosher or pickling Salt
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 24 hours.
- Remove cherries and again boil juices, pour over cherries and let stand 24 hours.
- Remove cherries one last time, bring juices to a boil. Add almond extract and cherries.
- Using a slotted spoon pack cherries into hot sterilized jars leaving 1" headspace. Add the liquid, remove air bubbles and then fill to 1/2" headspace. Clean rims and put on lids and rings.
- Process in water bath at a full boil in pints for 20 minutes.
- Yield 2-3 pints (depending on how you pack the cherries)