Sour Cherries in Brandy

Ingredients

• 1 kg sour cherries (guindas)
• 200 g white sugar
• cinnamon sticks
• aguardiente (dry brandy, first quality)

Instructions

1. Remove the stems from the sour cherries.
2. Rub them clean with a cloth.
3. Place them in a wide-mouthed glass jar.
4. For each kilogram of cherries, add two hundred grams of white sugar and a few cinnamon sticks.
5. Fill the jar with dry aguardiente (brandy) of the first quality, ensuring the cherries are completely covered.
6. After one month, they are ready to serve.