Sour Cherry Soup

Sometimes this soup is thickened by boiling spaetzle in the broth.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pints sour cherries, pitted
• 2 cups red wine
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 whole cloves
• 2 egg yolks
• Rind of 1 lemon, grated

Instructions

1. Stew the cherries gently in the wine with the sugar and spices until the cherries are soft.
2. Remove cinnamon and cloves.
3. Purée 1/2 cup of the cherries with 1 cup of the liquid and the egg yolks (beaten with a little of the hot liquid first) and return to the pan.
4. Add the lemon rind and taste for seasoning.
5. Serve cold or hot.