Sour Cherry Jam

By Coppermouse

Ingredients

• 3 lbs sour cherries (about 4 cups)
• 7 cups sugar
• 6 ounces liquid fruit pectin
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation

Step 1

Wash, stem, and pit cherries.

Chop them small pieces.

Put fruit and sugar in a large saucepan.

Boil hard for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and stir in liquid pectin.

Skin 5 minutes.Add almond extract,

Put in jars and seal with hot lids.

I sometime do a 5 minute hot bath, but not everytime.