Sharbat:(Iranian Juice)

Sour Cherry Syrup

Ingredients:

2 pounds - sugar
2-3 cup of water
1 pound - sour cherries
1/2 spoon of vanilla extract.

Method:

In a deep bottomed vessel add sugar and water. Boil them to thick syrup(maybe for 20 mins)

Add cherries to this syrup and cook for at least 20-30 minutes. Let the syrup turn thick enough.

Strain this syrup, squeeze the cherries to extract all the juice from it.

Add vanilla extract to this.

Store this thick syrup in fridge.

Just before serving ....use 1 part of syrup mixed with 3 parts of chilled water. Mix well. Sugar is not required. (1 : 3 ratio)