Cherry Liqueur

Cherry Liqueur

One of the liqueur recipes you're sure to love!

What you need:

• 1 1/2 lbs red cherries, with pits, no stems
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, sweeten to taste

• 2 1/2 cups vodka
• 1 cup brandy

What you do:

• Mix vodka, brandy and sugar in a large glass measure or medium mixing bowl; stir well to dissolve.

• Cut each washed cherry slightly to open, leave in pits.

• Place cherries in two sterile, quart wide mouth jars or one larger aging container.

• Pour liquid mixture over cherries; stir and cap with tight lids.

• For the first two weeks, shake jars several times.

• Let age in a cool, dark place for at least 3 months for best flavor.

• Strain off liqueur through a wire mesh strainer and discard cherries.

• Rebottle as desired.

• Liqueur is ready in 3 months.

• Substitute 1 cup apple juice concentrate, undiluted, for the sugar in the above Liqueur recipe.
• Proceed as directed in liqueur recipe above.

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