Cherries, To Pickle
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United Kingdom
Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
- Preserving. Old preserving methods may not make food safe to keep. Use current tested guidance.
Ingredients 2 ingredients
Contains
Sulphites
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Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- Choose sound, not over-ripe Kentish cherries, wipe them carefully, and put them into jars, leaving about an inch of their stalks.
- Boil sufficient French vinegar to cover them, and boil one pound of sugar and a few grains of cayenne with every quart of vinegar.
- When cold, add a few drops ef cochineal, and cover the cherries.
- Tie them down closely.
- They will be ready for use in three or four weeks.
- Probable cost of cherries, 3d.
- to 6d.
- per pound.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan