Sweet Cherry Topping

Gather

Ingredients

• 5 cups pitted, halved Bing cherries (about 2.5 pounds as purchased)
• ¼ cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 pouch liquid pectin (3 fl. oz.)

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Wash half-pint or pint jars, keep them hot, and prepare the lids.

2. 02

   Wash, stem, pit, and halve the Bing cherries. Measure 5 cups into a pot and add 1/4 cup water.

3. 03

   Stir over medium-high heat and simmer 8 to 10 minutes, until soft enough to mash. Mash the cherries, then mix in 2 cups sugar.

4. 04

   Stir over high heat to a boil that remains vigorous during stirring and boil 1 minute. Take the pot off the heat, then blend in the entire 3-ounce liquid-pectin pouch.

5. 05

   Remove foam, fill hot jars with 1/2-inch headspace, and apply the lids.

6. 06

   For half-pints or pints at 0–1,000 feet, the boiling-water process requires 15 minutes; extend it according to the elevation schedule.
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