Maraschino Cherries

Name: Maraschino Cherries
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M3DT0H20M0.000S
Yield: 1 pint
Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/2 cups sweet cherries (about 1/2 pound), pitted; One 1-inch strip orange peel; 3 1/2 ounces cherry liqueur, such as maraschino; 1/8 teaspoon almond extract

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Level: Easy
Total: 3 days 20 min

Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 3 days
Cook: 5 min

Yield: 1 pint

Level: Easy
Total: 3 days 20 min

Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 3 days
Cook: 5 min

Yield: 1 pint

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 cups sweet cherries (about 1/2 pound), pitted

One 1-inch strip orange peel

3 1/2 ounces cherry liqueur, such as maraschino

1/8 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
Scald a pint jar with a little boiling water; just swirl and dump. Pack the cherries and orange peel into the jar, leaving 1 inch of headroom at the top.
Stir together the cherry liqueur, almond extract and 2 1/2 ounces of the sugar syrup in a glass (save the remaining sugar syrup for sweetening drinks). Pour the mixture over the cherries. If needed, top off with cherry liqueur to cover. Seal the jar and refrigerate for a minimum of 3 days.