Wayne wrote:

You can't cut many corners with canning/preserving without jeopardizing
food quality and/or safety. Prices of brandy vary considerably, and I
don't
really think you need the best brandy for putting up something like this.



A cheapo brand like Christian Brothers of E&J will work just fine....

To the OP I'd suggest simply adding some cherry juice to the syrup to
stretch it - *real* 100% cherry juice, not one of those soopermarket blends
(which are mostly apple juice)...a health food store or a good soopermart
will carry gen - u - wine cherry juice....

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Best
Greg