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Cherry Almond Preserves
From the Kitchen of:
Boomer
Source: Taste of Home - Recipe Card Collection 2001
8
C
Pitted sour cherries (about 4 lbs)
1½
C
Water
10
C
Sugar
2
pouches (3 oz. each)
Liquid fruit pectin
1
tsp.
Almond extract
In a large kettle, bring the cherries and water to a boil; boil for 15 minutes.
Add sugar and bring to a full rolling boil - stirring constantly. Boil for 4 minutes.
Stir in pectin; return to a full rolling boil. Boil for1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in extract. Skim off foam.
Pour hot into clean sterilized jars, leaving ¼” headspace. Tightenen caps.
Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water bath.
Yield: 11 half-pints