Level: | Easy |
Total: | 4 hr 45 min |
Prep: | 4 hr |
Cook: | 45 min |
Ingredients
- 1 pound sour cherries, washed and pitted
- 2 pounds sugar
- 1/2 pint water
- Sparkling water
Instructions
- Place the cherries in a saucepan off the stove, pour the sugar over the top and let them sit for 2 hours. Add the water, and stir to mix the cherries, sugar and water together until the sugar dissolves.
- Bring the cherry mixture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain liquid into another pan, pressing cherries with a spoon to extract all the liquid, and discard the cherries. Simmer the liquid over low heat until it is syrupy and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and let cool. Pour syrup in a jar and store in the refrigerator.
- To serve, place 1 to 2 tablespoons of syrup in each glass, fill glasses with chilled sparkling water and stir to mix.