Delicious cherries in syrup, canned for the winter with pits

So, we have 2.2 kilograms of cherries. We begin preparing cherries in syrup by rinsing the berries and placing them in a colander to drain excess liquid.

While the cherries dry out sterilize banks. I do this in the microwave - quickly and conveniently. To do this, I pour 1.5 centimeters of water into clean jars and steam them in the microwave for 4 minutes at full power. I drain the remaining water. The banks are ready!

Now we put the berries in jars, taking up about 2/3 of their volume.

I have 700 gram jars. I don't take the pits out of the cherries. Although, if you have time and desire, you can do it. But, as for me, pitted cherries are not cherries!

Next, boil water and fill the jars to the very top. Some of the berries will burst, but this is normal. Cover the jars with clean lids and go about your business for 20 minutes.

After the allotted time, drain the water into a saucepan for boiling syrup, having previously measured the amount of drained liquid with a measuring cup. It is convenient to use a second container for this manipulation. First, we drained the liquid from all the cans into one saucepan, and then poured it into another, a working saucepan, using a measuring cup.I got 2100 milliliters of drained water. For every 500 milliliters of water you need to take 250 grams of sugar. For my volume you need 1050 grams of sugar.

Add sugar and put the syrup on the fire. Pour the boiled syrup back into the jars.

We tighten the lids and leave to cool under a warm blanket. The volume of berries indicated at the beginning of the recipe yielded 6 jars of 700 grams each.

As you can see, this recipe for preparing cherries is really very simple and quick. It will help you easily cope with a large harvest of this berry in no time. And most importantly, the result is a favorite delicacy of children and adults - sweet cherries. And syrup diluted with water in winter makes a wonderful drink.