Cherry Currant Preserves

4 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 quarts currants
  • 6 cups sugar
  • 4 pounds cherries pitted
  • 2 pounds raisins seedless

Directions

  1. 1
    Crush currants and simmer, covered, until soft.
  2. 2
    Strain through a cheesecloth or jelly bag.
  3. 3
    Boil with sugar for 20 minutes or until the temperature reaches 220F on a candy thermometer
  4. 4
    Add cherries and raisins and cook until thick.
  5. 5
    Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal; process in a boiling water bath for ten minutes.

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