Cherry Conserve

Submitted by Derf2440

"Very good served with chicken or lamb and beef, or as a topping on icecream."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 4 pints

ingredients

• 5 lbs bing cherries
• 1 orange
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 cup chopped almonds or 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup seedless raisin

directions

1. Wash and pit cherries; wash, thinly slice and seed the orange.
2. Put cherries and orange slices into preserving kettle and add the lemon juice and sugar.
3. Cook the mixture, uncovered, about 45 minutes, stirring frequently until it is thick and transparent.
4. Remove from stove.
5. Skim off the foam with a metal spoon, then add the nuts and the raisins and cook another 10 minutes.
6. Ladle into hot sterilized jars and seal immediately.

Reviews

[hica]

wonderful! i added half a teaspoon of almond extract too, and it was absolutely delicious, so far i've used it with cake and ice cream, can't wait to top some roast pork with it.