Ingredients: 2 1/2 pounds ripe cherries
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 1/2 quarts water
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups medium-dry Sherry wine
Directions: Wash and stem cherries. Remove pits.
Combine pitted cherries, sugar, and water in a kettle and heat to boiling. Reduce to simmer for 10 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, remove cherries into a large bowl. Set aside.
Add lemon juice and cinnamon to cherry juice remaining in kettle. Boil for 4 minutes, stirring. Remove from heat, pour over cherries and chill. Just before serving, stir in Sherry.