Whole Cherries

Ingredients

• 1 lb cherries
• 1 lb sugar
• fine powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

1. Shorten the stalks of the cherries.

2. Preserve the cherries as directed in the previous recipe.

3. Drain the cherries on a sieve and dry them in the stove until manageable.

4. Roll the cherries in your fingers to make them round and smooth.

5. Apply 4 to 6 dried cherries to each to make them appear larger.

6. Lay the cherries on tin plates with the stalks upward.

7. Lightly dust with fine powdered sugar and place in the stove.

8. The next day, turn and dust them again.

9. When sufficiently dried, store them in boxes for use.