Recipe - Cool Cherry Soup

1 One half pound Ripe black or red cherries
5 fl Fruity white wine
Cinnamon stick
6 teaspoon Sugar
Grated peel and juice of
1 lemon
10 fl Thick sour cream
6 teaspoon Brandy (optional)

Stone and stalk the cherries with a stoner, then halve them. Or, halve the
cherries with a knife and remove stones. Put about half the stones into a
strong polythene bag and crush with a mallet.

Put the crushed stones, whole stones and stalks in a saucepan. Add wine,
cinnamon stick, sugar, lemon peel and juice and 155 ml water. Bring to the
boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain and return to the pan with
threequarters of the cherries and simmer for 5 minutes, until softened.

Puree in a blender or food processor. Cool, then whisk in cream, and
brandy, if desired, then chill until ready to serve. Serve garnished with
the reserved cherries.

Serves 46 Source for the above recipe: Lorna Rhodes The book of soups.
Sydney; Auckland : Golden Press, 1989. ISBN 0730204545

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