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Currant and Cherry Preserves
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 4
An old fashioned, delicious fruit spread from the Mississippi Valley chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Ingredients:
2 quarts currants
6 cups sugar
4 lbs cherries, pitted
2 lbs seedless raisins or 2 lbs sultanas
Directions:
1. Crush currants and simmer, covered, until soft.
2. Strain through a cheesecloth or jelly bag.
3. Boil with sugar for 20 minutes or until the temperature reaches 220F on a candy thermometer; add cherries and raisins and cook until thick.
4. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal; process in a boiling water bath for ten minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com