Cherries Preserved Dry in Bunches

Ingredients

• fine, equal-sized cherries
• sugar

Directions

1. Tie 7 or 8 cherries in bunches by their stalks.

2. Boil sugar until it reaches a syrup consistency.

3. Add the cherries to the boiling sugar and let them boil for 14 to 15 times.

4. Skim the mixture and pour it into an earthen pan.

5. Set the pan on a stove until the next day.

6. Drain the cherries and lay them out to dry.