Cherry Conserve
Ingredients
5 lb bing cherries
1 orange
1 juice of 1 lemon
4 cup sugar (2 lbs.)
1 cup chopped almonds or pecans
1 cup seedless raisins
Preparation
Wash and pit cherries; wash, thinly slice and seed the orange. Put
cherries and orange slices into a preserving kettle and add the lemon
juice and sugar. Cook the mixture, uncovered, about 45 minutes,
stirring frequently until it is thick and transparent. Remove from
the stove. Skim off the foam with a metal spoon; then add the nuts
and the raisins and cook another 10 minutes. Ladle into hot,
sterilized jars and seal immediately.
Submitted by John Hartman Indianapolis, IN 1996
Servings: 5
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