(Cherry jam - Traditional recipe)

Time: preparation: 30 minutes ........ cooking: few minutes Cherries Sugar easy recipe

  Spoon measures are American spoons, that is standard cook's measuring spoons used in USA.
  The best plan is to regard 2 American teaspoons or tablespoons as 1 English teaspoon or tablespoon (eating spoons)

Remove the stalks from cherries, wash, stone and halve them.
Weigh the fruits and add the same quantity of sugar. Cook over a low heat until the fruits melt.
Pour the mixture into very clean jars.

Note
- If you think to eat this jam a short time later, you could not sterilize it.
  On the contrary you'd sterilize your jam boiling the jars for 60 minutes.
  But remember to cover completely your jars with water.
- You can modify the quantity of sugar according to the cherries you use and your taste.

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