Name: Sweet and Tart Cherry Ketchup
Ingredients: 2 pound sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted; 1 cup red wine vinegar of at least 5% acidity; 2 T sweet red wine or grape juice; 1/2 pound brown sugar; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp ground mace; 1 tsp mustard seed; 1 dried chile pod; 1/2 tsp green peppercorns; 1/2 tsp whole allspice; 1 nutmeg, cracked (tap carefully with a small hammer)

Sweet and Tart Cherry Ketchup

Ingredients

2 pounds sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted
1 cup red wine vinegar of at least 5% acidity
2 T sweet red wine or grape juice
1/2 pound brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground mace
1 tsp mustard seed
1 dried chile pod
1/2 tsp green peppercorns
1/2 tsp whole allspice
1 nutmeg, cracked (tap carefully with a small hammer)

Instructions

Combine in a large pot the cherries, vinegar, wine, sugar, salt, and mace. Tie the remaining ingredients in several layers of cheesecloth; add this to the pot, and cover it. Bring the mixture to a boil over hight heat, then reduce the heat and simmer util the cherries soften--10 to 15 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the cherries to a fine sieve and push them through, or to a food processor or blender and puree them. Return the pureed cherries to the pot with the cooking liquid and tied spices. Continue simmering until ketchup thickens--about 1 hour. Remove spices. Ladle the ketchup into three sterilized, still-hot half-pint jars. Wipe rims and cap immediately with still-hot lids, plus rings, and process 15 minutes in a boiling water bath. Makes 3 cups.