Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mediterranean Sweet and Sour Cherries

Monday, February 28, 2011

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mediterranean Sweet and Sour Cherries

* Exported from MasterCook *

Mediterranean Sweet and Sour Cherries

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 32 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs LowFat (Less than 5%)
Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 pounds firm fresh sour cherries -- such as Morellos, or a mixture of 2 or 3 cherry varieties
2 1/2 cups white wine vinegar -- to 3 cups
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon white peppercorns
2 cinnamon sticks -- each 1-inch long
2 whole allspice berries
1 teaspoon whole cloves

Wash and dry the cherries. Clip their stems to about 1-inch.

In a nonreactive pan, warm 2 1/2 cups of the vinegar wit the sugar,
peppercorns, cinnamon sticks, allspice, and cloves.

Pack the cherries in 2 sterilized one-quart jars. Add a little more
vinegar if necessary to cover the fruit completely. Cover and let stand at
room temperature for about 3 to 4 weeks before consuming.

This will keep for a year or more.

Makes 2 quarts

AuthorNote: I first came across a recipe for sweet-and-sour cherries many
years ago in one of Elizabeth David's extraordinary books, and I have been
making them regularly ever since. It is unusual for Greeks to eat cherries
as a savory appetizer - we make only sweet preserves, syrups, and drinks
with cherries - but in France and other parts of the Mediterranean, eating
all kinds of savory sweet-and-sour fruits is very common. The following is
my version of Elizabeth David's basic recipe.

Serve as you would olives, or pit them and add to salads or to sauces for
[Favorite]. Their spiced vinegar gives extra zing to salad dressings.

Cuisine:
"Mediterranean"
Source:
"Mediterranean Pantry: creating and using condiments and seasonings by
Aglaia Kremezi, 1994"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Feb 2011"
Yield:
"8 cups"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 68 Calories; trace Fat (2.4%
calories from fat); trace Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1
Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 2545 0 0 0 0 0 0