Cherry Conserve - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs bing cherries
1 orange
1 lemon, juice of
4 cups sugar
1 cup chopped almonds or 1 cup pecans
1 cup seedless raisin

Preparation

Wash and pit cherries; wash, thinly slice and seed the orange.
Put cherries and orange slices into preserving kettle and add the lemon juice and sugar.
Cook the mixture, uncovered, about 45 minutes, stirring frequently until it is thick and transparent.
Remove from stove.
Skim off the foam with a metal spoon, then add the nuts and the raisins and cook another 10 minutes.
Ladle into hot sterilized jars and seal immediately.