Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   6      pounds        dark -- sweet cherries
   1      cup           sugar
   1      cup           water
     1/4  cup           lemon juice
   1 1/4  cups          brandy

Preparation:

Wash and pit cherries. Combine sugar, water and lemon juice in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer. Add cherries and simmer until hot throughout. Remove from heat; stir in brandy. Pack hot cherries into hot jars, leaving 1/2" headspace. Ladle hot syrup over cherries, leaving 1/4" headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Makes about 6 pints. From the Ball Blue Book