Cherries in Amaretto

These cherries make fantastic cocktail garnishes. They can also be thrown into cakes or custards for a sweet surprise.

½ L sterilized preserving jar
2 cups sweet cherries
1/3 cup of sugar
Amaretto liqueur

Pitt the cherries with a pitter. Some prefer to just trim and keep the stem on. I find it easier to have the cherries pitted so that there are more uses for them.

Layer alternately the cherries and sugar in the preserving jar until it is full.

Fill the jars to the top with Amaretto liqueur.

Close the jar and shake every once in a while until all the sugar is dissolved.

Store in a cook dark place. The cherries should be ready in two weeks.