Canning Cherries in Syrup
We prefer to can cherries in a heavy syrup, but you may use a lighter one if you wish, referring to
the chart below.

Remember to follow food safety instructions and select blemish free fruit. We always prefer
organic fruit without pesticides. We add lemon juice to most recipes to help
protect the color.
Cherries

weights are always approximated..
 Pint

2/3 lb
 Quart

1-1/3 lbs
Syrup (see chart below)
 heavy
 heavy
Lemon Juice
 1 tablespoon
 2 tablespoons
Waterbath Processing
 25 minutes
 30 minutes
  1. Pit the fruit using a cherry pitter. We recommend pitting
    cherries inside a bowl to limit splattering and facilitate
    cleaning up.
  2. Place clean fruit directly into sterilized canning jars.
  3. Select syrup strength and prepare syrup by combining water
    and sugar for pints or quarts in a pan, and then heat slowly
    and boil lightly until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  4. Pour lemon juice over the fruit.
  5. Pour hot syrup over fruit.
  6. Canning using cold pack method with 1/2” of headspace.
  7. Processing with a Water Bath 25 minutes for pints, or 30
    minutes for quarts, at 212 degrees.
  8. For elevations above 1,000 foot level see Altitude Time
    Adjustments.
  9. After processing, remove from boiling water and place the
    jars on a towel, separated by 1” to cool naturally as quickly
    as possible.
  10. Labeling and Storing
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Syrup Chart: Select the strength of the syrup from the chart below.
Syrup Content
   Water per Pint Jar
 Sugar per Pint Jar
   Water per Quart Jar
 Sugar per Quart Jar
very light
   3/4 cup
 1/8 cup
   1-1/2 cups
 1/4 cup
light
   3/4 cup
 3/16 cup
   1-1/2 cups
 3/8 cup
medium
   3/4 cup
 1/4 cup
   1-1/2 cups
 1/2 cup
heavy
   3/4 cup
 5/16 cup
   1-1/2 cups
 5/8 cup
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