Tip of the Week: Cherry Syrup*

For those of you who have cherry trees or received some from someone who does, I have been finding various ways to use up mine.  They are very ripe, so we decided to try making some Cherry Pancake Syrup.  

Basically you just extract the juice using a steamer such as is pictured below (no need for pitting), then turn the juice into syrup by following the recipe on the pectin box for jelly, only use half the amount of pectin called for so it will be the right consistency and thickness for syrup.  At this point it can either be processed for long-term storage, or kept in fridge if you want to just make a quart or two.

                 

*Originally distributed July 2014