Ground Cherry Preserves
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
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3 1/2 pints
ingredients
- 3 pints husk tomatoes (ground cherry fruits)
- 3 cups water
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1⁄3 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
directions
- Remove husks from ground cherries and wash.
- Boil water, sugar and lemon juice together for five minutes or until clear; skim.
- Add fruit and simmer until clear and tender.
- Seal at once in sterilized jars, filling to the top of the jars with the boiling syrup.
Reviews
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I stopped at a farmers market and picked up 2 pints of ground cherries. I had never tried nor heard of them before but thought I'd try to do something with them. I loosely followed this recipe, making it to fit the 2 pints that I had, and did do a couple of things differently. Half of the sugar I used brown sugar and half regular white sugar. I also swapped apple/raspberry juice for the water. It was easy and set up well; the color is yellowish-topaz. This is a very unique preserve for a very unique fruit. The taste is interesting--sweet and fruity, hard to peg if you've never had a ground cherry before. I think this fruit would taste excellent used in a chutney. I haven't had anyone else try it besides myself just yet but am planning on giving a jar to my mom who dove into a childhood story at the mention of the fruit. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States