Cherries, Pickled

Ingredients

• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 lb fresh cherries, stemmed and pitted
• 1 large rosemary sprig or 1 tsp dried needles

Directions

1. Bring first 6 ingredients to a boil in a medium stainless-steel saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.

Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes.

1. Using a fine-mesh sieve, strain liquid into a medium size bowl then return liquid to pan.
2. Add cherries and rosemary to saucepan and simmer until cherries are tender, 3-5 minutes.
3. Transfer cherries and rosemary to a 1 quart mason jar.

Pour in enough pickling liquid to cover cherries.

1. Keep in fridge or can using water bath (or steam) method.