Sour Cherry Syrup

Sour Cherry Syrup

Ingredients:
cherries, sweet, raw
sugars, granulated
water, bottled, generic
lime juice, raw

Directions:
Puree the cherries in a blender or food processor in small batches.
Run juice through a fine sieve, pressing hard to extract all the juice.
In a large saucepan, mix cherry juice with sugar, water and lime juice and bring to a boil, stirring consistently, until sugar dissolves.
Cook over moderate heat for 10 minutes, skimming off the foam that rises to the top with a slotted spoon.
Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring and skimming, until syrupy, about 1 hour.
Strain the syrup into jars and let cool completely before storing.