Griottes en Cognac

Cherries in Brandy

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
French Country Kitchen

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1987

  • About

Griottes or morello cherries ripen to a bright red but are too bitter tasting to eat fresh and they need plenty of sugar when cooked. They do however make exceptionally good jam and preserve beautifully in brandy.

Ingredients

  • 900 g(2 lb) griottes or morello cherries
  • 285 g(

Method

Pick the cherries over, reject any that an unknowing bird has decided to sample, and wash in cold water. Drain well and cut each stalk to about one third of its length to make a handle for eating with.

Fill one or more wide-necked jars with the cherries. Dissolve the sugar in 6 tablespoons c