Cherry and Brazil Nut Conserve

Name: Cherry and Brazil Nut Conserve
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 6-ounce jars
Ingredients: 4 cups sour cherries, pitted; 1/4 cup water; 7 cups sugar; 1 cup brazil nut, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 cup pectin

Submitted by Molly53

"Cooking time approximate. From the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. While this recipe is written in an old-fashioned way, it is perfectly safe if processed using modern methods. If you are unfamiliar with these techniques, please go to http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_home.html for the current information."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 10 6-ounce jars

ingredients

4 cups sour cherries, pitted
¹⁄₄ cup water
7 cups sugar
1 cup brazil nut, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup pectin

directions

Place cherries in a large kettle and add water.
Stir until mixture boils.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Add sugar and mix well.
heat rapidly to boiling; add Brazil nuts and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; stir in pectin.
Cook three minutes.
Skim, stir well, put into hot jelly glasses and seal.