Jalapeno Spiked Cherry Preserves
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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4 cups
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 2⁄3 cup cider vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 dash salt
- 1 dash ground cloves
- 1 dash ground nutmeg
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 4 jalapenos, sliced (seeds and all)
- 2 lbs sweet cherries, pitted and coarsely chopped
- 1 large granny smith apple, cored and chopped
directions
- Combine all ingredients in a large, heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer about 50 minutes, skimming foam from surface occasionally (I find a 1/2 tsp margarine helps prevent too much foam).
- Cool; pour into an airtight container. Mixture will thicken as it cools. Cover and chill.
- I'm going to make a double batch, when cherries are in season and freeze a batch I will post later and let you know how it freezes!
- Times are estimated.
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Reviews
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This recipe from the June 2005 Cooking Light also called for 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger. I made this today and canned it for holiday gift-giving. (Cook for 1 hour and seal in sterlized half-pint jars; makes 5 half-pints.) It will need some time for the flavors to marry in the jars, but a little was left over and my husband loved it. If you're sensitive to the spiciness you might want to cut the jalapenos down to two.
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katie in the UP
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