Cherries

Remove and discard the stems from the cherries. If you have a cherry pitter (or olive pitter), use it to pit each cherry (to then be tossed in the water). Otherwise, cut each cherry in half and toss it into the ice water. You need to use only 1 tablespoon/15 ml lemon juice in the water. Crush the cherries only slightly with the egg beater, enough to yield some cherry juice. The alcohol of choice is cherry distillate (sometimes called Kirsch).