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Here's an easy recipe to candy and preserve fresh cherries. Use them in baked goods, desserts and other goodies.

Candied Cherries

1 pound fresh cherries, rinsed, stemmed and pitted
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 fresh lemon
1 cup apple juice

1. In a non-reactive saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil. Add the cherries and the lemon half. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the syrup is red and slightly thick, about 20 minutes.
2. Cover and let stand 2 to 3 hours, or overnight.
3. Strain the cherries, reserving the syrup, and set them aside.
4. Discard the lemon half and add the apple juice to the reserved syrup.
5. Bring the syrup to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Return the cherries to the syrup, reduce the heat and cook slowly until the syrup is thick, about 220*F (105*C) on a candy thermometer.
6. Remove from heat and cool. The cherries can be stored in a tightly covered container for at least six months in the refrigerator.

Makes about 1 quart.