Cherry spoon sweet

Name: Cherry spoon sweet
Yield: 4 medium-sized jars
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 kg cherries; 2 kg sugar; 1 cup blanched almonds; juice of one lemon; 1 sprig rose geranium

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Greece

The fruit that still upholds the tradition. It ripens only in summer so it doesn't leave us too many options but to only taste it during the summer months.

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The fruit that still upholds the tradition. It ripens only in summer so it doesn't leave us too many options but to only taste it during the summer months.

Recipe by log

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

The fruit that still upholds the tradition. It ripens only in summer so it doesn't leave us too many options but to only taste it during the summer months.

Recipe by log

The fruit that still upholds the tradition. It ripens only in summer so it doesn't leave us too many options but to only taste it during the summer months.

Recipe by log

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Ingredients

4 medium-sized jars

2 kgcherries
2 kgsugar
1 cupblanched almonds
juice of one lemon
1 sprigrose geranium

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Steps

1

Pit the cherries using a cherry pitter. It would be best if you do that over the pot that you are going to make the spoon sweet in so that all the juices don't go to waste but instead contribute to the sweet.
2

Place alternating layers of cherries and sugar in the pot.
3

Set the pot aside covered for 5 hours.
4

Place the pot over strong heat and as soon as it boils for a couple of minutes add the blanched almonds and the rose geranium.
5

The sweet will start to foam. You don't skim off the foam, instead you just stir. The foam will subside in a while.
6

Count 7 minutes from the moment it starts boiling, stirring constantly.
7

When the 7 minutes have passed, turn off the heat, add the lemon juice and allow the spoon sweet to cool on the stove.
8

When it cools, store in sterilized jars.