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( Víssino Glikó )
Black Cherry Conserve
( Víssino Glikó )
1 teaspoon of conserve, calories: 100. 1 glass of sour cherry drink (That is, conserve diluted with water), Calories: 150
Ingredients
1 kilo of black cherries
1 kilo + 200 grms of sugar
1 cup of water
1 teaspoonful of lemon juice
Method
Spread in a saucepan one layer of cherries and cover them with sugar. Continue in this way: a layer of cherries, then cover with sugar. Then allow to stand for hours, then add water and bring to the boil on a high heat. When scum starts to form, remove with a skimmer and when the juice thickens, add the lemon juice, just before taking it off the heat. If you wish to make a drink of this black cherry syrup, add half a kilo more sugar to increase the syrup.
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