Total Steps
4
Ingredients
6
Tools Needed
5
Ingredients
- 4 cups dry red wine
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 pounds Bing cherries, stemmed, pitted
- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
- 1/8 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
1
Step 1
Stir wine and sugar in a heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add cherries, orange peel, cloves and nutmeg and bring to a boil.
2
Step 2
25 minutes
Boil until reduced to 2 cups, which takes approximately 25 minutes.
3
Step 3
If preserving, spoon equal amounts of cherries into sterilized jars. Then equally divide the liquid and spices amongst the jars. Seal jars and process in a water bath as you would jam. Set jars aside and make sure all lids are sealed.
4
Step 4
If you are not preserving the cherries, simply cover and chill until cold.
Tools & Equipment
heavy large saucepan
spoon
sterilized jars
lids
water bath canner