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Best Cherry Preserves

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

2 lbs pitted cherries (6 cups)
1 (3 1/2 ounce) box pectin
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon butter
3 cups sugar



Recipe


Place cherries in a large, heavy duty dutch oven.
Combine pectin with 1/4 cup sugar; stir into cherries, Add butter.
Bring to a full boil, stirring, over high heat.
Add 3 more cups sugar and return to a boil , stirring constantly, boil 1 minutes.
Remove from heat; skim off foam.
Immedialty spoon preserves into 3 one pint sterilized jars.
Secure lids; let stand inverted 5 minutes.
Turn upright and cool.
Use within one year.