Brandied Cherries

Instructions

1. 1

   Rinse, stem and pit cherries.

2. 2

   Combine sugar, water and lemon juice in saucepan.

3. 3

   Heat to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.

4. 4

   Pour 1/4 cup syrup into clean, hot jar.

5. 5

   Fill jars with cherries.

6. 6

   Add 1/4 cup brandy and more syrup as necessary to fill each jar, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; seal.

7. 7

   Process in a boiling water bath 20 minutes.

8. 8

   Yields 5 pints.