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Salted Cherries

A jar of whole cherries preserved with vinegar, salt, and cold water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Salted Cherries

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Fill a quart jar with whole cherries.

  2. Add ¼ cup vinegar and 1 tablespoon salt.

  3. Fill the jar with cold water and seal it.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Whole cherries
Form the main body of the preserved fruit, keeping their shape while they sit in the brine.
Vinegar
Adds acidity that gives the cherries a sharp, tangy flavour.
Salt
Seasons the brine and draws flavour into the fruit.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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