Pickled Cherries

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Preserving. Old preserving methods may not make food safe to keep. Use current tested guidance.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

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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.

Select sound, large cherries, as large as you can get them;
to every quart of cherries allow a large cupful of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a dozen whole cloves, and half a dozen blades of mace;
put the vinegar and sugar on to heat with the spices;
boil five minutes, turn out into a covered stoneware vessel;
cover and let it get perfectly cold;
pack the cherries into jars, and pour the vinegar over them when cold;
cork tightly and set away;
they are fit for use almost immediately.