Greek Sour Cherry Preserves
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Greece
Known as a Greek recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 4 ingredients
- 1/2 c Water
- 2 c Sugar
- 1 lb Black cherries
- Juice of half a lemon.
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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- This is called " spoon sweets" in Greek and is served to visitors in a greek home by serving a spoonful of the preserve like sauce along with a glass of water. Serve over ice cream as a dessert.
- Pit cherries and place pits in a separate bowl. Layer cherries in saucepan with sugar. add water to the pits. Stir and drain and use this water to add to the cherries in saucepan. Let mixture stand for 1 hour. Then boil gently for 30 minutes, until syrup thickens. You may stir gently while cooking and skim off any scum that rises to the top. add the lemon juice at the end of the 30 minutes. Cool and store covered refrigerated.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Mixing bowl
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Wooden spoon
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Slotted spoon
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Colander