Homemademaraschinocherries Recipes

REAL MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Bring the liqueur to a simmer, and then turn off the heat. Add the cherries, stir, let cool, and then pour into jars. Refrigerate. Cherries will be tasty for months.

HOMEMADE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring the water and pickling salt to a boil in a pot, stirring until the salt is dissolved. Let cool for 10 minutes, then pour over pitted sweet cherries. Cover and let sit 12 hours or overnight.
• Drain the cherries, discarding the brine, and rinse in cold water. Place in a bowl and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water, lemon juice, and red food coloring, if using. Bring just to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and remove from the heat.
• Pour the liquid over the cherries, cover, and let stand for 24 hours.
• Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Set the cherries aside. Bring reserved juice to a boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the almond extract, if using.
• Pour the warm liquid over the cherries.
• Pack the cherries with the juice in clean jars and store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Bring maraschino liqueur to a simmer in a small pot. Turn off heat and add cherries. Let mixture cool, then store in a jar in refrigerator for at least 2 days before using, and up to several months.

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MAKE YOUR OWN MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Soak pitted cherries overnight in heated brine.
• The next morning, drain cherries. Rinse them in cold water. Combine cherries, water, sugar, lemon juice, and red food coloring. Heat to the boiling point.
• Let stand about 24 hours. Again, boil juices, pour over cherries and let stand 24 hours. Bring to boil again. Add almond extract and cherries. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal.
• The Ball Blue book says boil this in a water bath-pints-20 minutes, quarts-25 minutes.

MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Wash the cherries and remove the pits, leaving the cherries whole. Place them in a 1-quart sterilized jar.
• Add the sugar, salt and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves completely, about 8 minutes. Turn off the heat. Stir in the maraschino liqueur, almond extract and lemon juice.
• Pour the syrup over the cherries and stir to coat. Cover the jar with a lid and let cool completely before refrigerating. Keep refrigerated, gently shaking daily to redistribute fruit and syrup, 1 week before using.

HOMEMADE MARASCHINO CHERRIES

Steps:

• Remove pits from cherries.
• Combine 8 cups water and ascorbic acid.
• Stir until crystals are dissolved.
• Add cherries to the solution.
• Don't allow the fruit to remain more than 20 minutes.
• Rinse fruit; drain well.
• Combine 1 1/2 cup water and sugar.
• Bring to a boil.
• Stir in food coloring and add the cherries.
• Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Cool completely, allowing cherries to soak 24 hours.
• Next day, bring to a boil and then stir in almond extract.
• Pack hot cherries into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• Shake jars to get firm pack.
• Bring syrup to a boil and ladle hot syrup into jars.
• Process in water bath for 15 minutes for 1/2 pint jars.