After I got sick of pitting sour cherries I borrowed a steam juice extractor from a friend and filled it up. It was so much fun seeing the beautiful juice come out that I asked for one for my birthday! My birthday’s coming up soon so I think I’m going to get it early and use it on some raspberries this coming weekend 🙂
The steam juicer ready to go.
Since I was juicing at my parent’s house I didn’t put the juice directly into canning jars but I’m excited that, that is possible. The juice comes out piping hot and with very little sediment.
{Putting Up} Sour Cherry Juice
Juice your sour cherries in a steam juicer or heat them in a large pot and strain out the pits and pulp. Bring the cherry juice up to a boil and ladle it into hot, sterile pint jars. Wipe the rims and seal. Process the jars for 15 minutes (for 5k’ elevation) in a hot water bath. Let cool and check the seals.
I love the bright color!
This juice is very good for you but is rather tart! I plan to add it to homemade beverage concoctions or cook it down with a little sugar to make a syrup. There was a little juice left over so I did cook that down with some sucanat and it’s a wonderful syrup that I’ve been adding to my kombucha.
Born in the Wrong Century 