Morello Cherry Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) jar morello cherries, drained and juice reserved (available at Trader Joe's)
1/2 cup cherry juice (from the jar)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 lemon, zest of
1 tablespoon kirschwasser (cherry brandy or plum liqueur can be substituted)
0.5 (1 3/4 ounce) package dry pectin
1 pinch salt

Preparation

Combine cherries, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a non-reactive bowl and let stand for 30 minutes.
In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, combine cherry juice and pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil for 1 minute.
Add cherries/sugar/lemon mixture, kirschwasser, and salt to juice/pectin mix. Bring back to boil for 3 minutes.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
Store in air-tight jar. (You can process this by canning it for extended storage.).