Cherry soup

The recipe gives the stoned weight of cherries, so you will need to buy about 1kg [2Ib] altogether. Morello cherries add good color and flavour to the soup which should be served as a refreshing dessert. A cheap, dry white wine is adequate to cook in the soup. Just before serving Garnish each bowl with 15 ml [1 tablespoon] thin cream, small macaroons and a few whole cherries. SERVES 4-6 - 450 g [1 lb] Morello cherries, stoned weight - 225 g [½ Ib] granulated sugar - half a cinnamon stick - 1 lemon - 30 ml [2 tablespoons] cornflour - 400 ml [¾ pt] white wine soups-cherry.jpg" align="left" alt="Chilled cherry soup" title="Chilled cherry soup"> 1 Remove stalks and stone cherries. 2 Place cherries in a medium sized saucepan with the sugar, 550 ml [1 pt] water and the cinnamon. 3 Pare the zest from the lemon and add this to the pan. 4 Bring to simmering point, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. 5 Mix cornflour to a smooth paste with a little of the wine. 6 Stir the rest of the wine into the cornflour mixture and then pour into the soup. 7 Cook slowly, stirring until the soup comes to the boil and thickens slightly. Simmer for 5 minutes. 8 Remove and discard cinnamon and lemon rind. 9 Reduce contents of the pan to a puree using vegetable mill or liquidizer. 10 Allow to cool and then chill. Variations For chilled soups to start or finish a meal, use only 30ml [2 tablespoons] sugar and replace the Morello cherries with any of the following flavors: 450 ml [1 lb] pears. Replace the cinnamon with 5 ml [1 teaspoon] ginger Combine cherries with pears and replace white wine with red Make a plum or apricot soup from 450g [1lb] plums or apricots and 50g [2 oz] sugar. Replace the white wine with water and Garnish with sour cream Try a combination of melon and strawberry. Garnish with whole, small strawberries

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