727. Marena

Sour Cherry Syrup

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Take true morello cherries, which even when ripe should be very sour. Remove the stems and crush them as you do grapes to make wine. Set aside a handful of cherrystones (the use of which I will tell you later on), and place the cherries together with a large cinnamon stick in an earthenware jar in a cool place. Allow them to ferment for at least forty-eight hours. However, the moment the pulp from the cherries begin to rise, push it down into the liquid, stirring every now and then. Now you

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