Canning Recipes Cherry Rum Preserves Ingredients: Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method Cooking Directions: -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 4 pound dark sweet cherries 1 pound granulated sugar 3/4 cup dark rum Prepare 6 eight-ounce jars. Wash, stem and pit cherries. In heavy saucepan, combine cherries and sugar and cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours. Watch carefully and and stir often to prevent scorching. Remove from heat, let cool 5 minutes and stir in rum. Pack cherries into prepared jars. Cover and seal. Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Store in cool dark place for 1 month before using. This recipe yields 6 half-pints. © 2008 canning-recipes.com contact