Two things I have learned about working with cherries:
1 - Pitting cherries is ridiculously labor intensive.
2 - On their own, cherries taste nothing like all the imitation cherry flavoring I have consumed over the course of my life.
Needless to say, I had to make this more than once to get it the way I wanted. My first try, based on one recipe I found, turned into a hard block of ice, was practically black in color and tasted terrible. I then took pieces from a few other recipes and here it is.
2 Cups of Cherries
1/2 Cup of Double Simple Syrup
3 Lemons, Juiced
1/2 Cup of 100% Apple Juice
After the crazy amount of time it took to pit the cherries, juice them and strain the juice all while trying not to stain any of my clothing, I was not sure it was worth the effort. Then I tasted it and can say it was a worthwhile endevor. I still think that cherries taste nothing like what I have been lead to think cherries taste like after years of red chemicals and additives. The apple and lemons compliment the real cherries to give me the flavor of the fake cherries I was looking for.
Enjoy!
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