Brandied Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 lbs dark sweet cherries
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 1/4 cups brandy

Preparation

Wash & pit cherries.
Combine sugar, water & lemon juice in a large saucepot.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer. Add cherries & simmer until hot throughout. Remove from heat; stir in brandy.
Pack hot cherries into hot jars, leaving 1/2\" headspace.
Ladle hot syrup over cherries, leaving 1/4\" headspace.
Remove air bubbles.
Adjust two-piece caps.
Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.