Homemade Maraschino Cherries Recipe

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Homemade Maraschino Cherries
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Ingredients:

  • 4 1/2 lbs white sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 lemon , juice of
  • 1 oz red food coloring
  • 2 quarts water
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp alum

Directions:

  1. Soak pitted cherries overnight in heated brine.
  2. The next morning, drain cherries. Rinse them in cold water. Combine cherries, water, sugar, lemon juice, and red food coloring. Heat to the boiling point.
  3. Let stand about 24 hours. Again, boil juices, pour over cherries and let stand 24 hours. Bring to boil again. Add almond extract and cherries. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal.
  4. The Ball Blue book says boil this in a water bath-pints-20 minutes, quarts-25 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1506.05 Kcal (6306 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.07g 0%
Cholesterol 0.09mg 0%
Sodium 2354.95mg 98%
Potassium 609.04mg 13%
Total Carbs 382.12g 127%
Sugars 360.84g 1443%
Dietary Fiber 7.11g 28%
Protein 3.58g 7%
Vitamin C 39.1mg 65%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 105.2mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 132.64 Kcal (555 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Cholesterol 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 207.41mg 98%
Potassium 53.64mg 13%
Total Carbs 33.65g 127%
Sugars 31.78g 1443%
Dietary Fiber 0.63g 28%
Protein 0.32g 7%
Vitamin C 3.4mg 65%
Calcium 9.3mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 29.3
    Points
  • 41
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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