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Of Cherries

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From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Of Cherries

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cut off the stalks of the cherries, leaving about half their length.

  2. Wash the cherries well and drain them.

  3. Place the cherries in a pot with just enough water to wet them.

  4. Add 6 ounces of sugar for every 2 pounds of cherries.

  5. Cook until done, then place on a dish.

  6. Pour common syrup over the cherries and serve warm or cold.

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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