Greek Sour Cherry Preserves

* Exported from MasterCook *

GREEK SOUR CHERRY PRESERVES

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiments Ethnic

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Black cherries
2 c Sugar
1/2 c Water
Juice of half a lemon.

This is called " spoon sweets" in Greek and is served
to visitors in a greek home by serving a spoonful of
the preserve like sauce along with a glass of water.
Serve over ice cream as a dessert.

Pit cherries and place pits in a separate bowl. Layer
cherries in saucepan with sugar. add water to the
pits. Stir and drain and use this water to add to the
cherries in saucepan. Let mixture stand for 1 hour.
Then boil gently for 30 minutes, until syrup thickens.
You may stir gently while cooking and skim off any
scum that rises to the top. add the lemon juice at the
end of the 30 minutes. Cool and store covered
refrigerated.



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