Ground Cherry Sauce
Description
Cooked with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla, ground cherries or Cape Gooseberries can be used as a sweet topping, sauce, or as an addition to pies.
Ingredients
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1 cup water
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1 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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4 cups ground cherries, husked
Directions
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Place the water, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, and stir in the cherries. Reduce heat, and simmer until cherries are transparent. Pour into resealable freezer bags and freeze, or pour into hot jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water bath.