PICKLED CHERRIES
PICKLED CHERRIES 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup red wine vinegar 1 cinnamon stick 2 cups Bing cherries, pitted
Combine first four ingredients and bring to a boil. Add cherries (height of season in California is mid-April; in the Northwest mid-June) and heat until syrup almost gets to the boil again, then remove from heat and cool. Makes about 2-1/2 cups.