Canning and Preserving Recipes
Cherry Rum Preserves
Ingredients
- 4 pounds dark sweet cherries
- 1 pound granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup dark rum
Instructions
- Prepare 6 (8 ounce) jars.
- Wash, stem and pit cherries.
- In heavy saucepan, combine cherries and sugar and cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours. Watch carefully and stir often.
- Remove from heat; let cool for 5 minutes and stir in rum.
- Pack cherries into prepared jars. Cover and seal.
- Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
- Store in cool dark place for 1 month before using.