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Pickled cherries with hyssop

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Ingredients:
2 lbsLarge sweet or sour cherries
12 4 inch sprigs fresh hyssop
1 quartRed wine vinegar
1/2 cupSugar
Or
1/3 cupHoney
4 tspPickling salt
ALTERNATIVES
Tarragon would also work
Procedures:
1Wash and dry cherries, discarding any soft or blemished ones.
2Trim stems to ?inch and prick each cherry.
3Prepare the jars, lids and boiling water bath.
4Put three springs of hyssop into each hot, dry jar.
5Fill the jars with cherries leave ?inch headspace.
6Combine the vinegar, sugar and salt in a non-recative pan, bring to boil over med-high heat, storring until sugar and salt are dissolved.
7Pour the solution into jars, just covering the cherries.
8Wipe the rims with a clean towel and attach lids securely.
9Place the jars in boiling water bath, and when the water has returned to the boil process for 15 mins