Categories: Pickles 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
     10 c  Sweet black cherries, with 
           - stems and pits 
      2 c  Water 
      1 c  Cider vinegar 
    1/2 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed 
      2 tb Pickling salt 
  
  Wash cherries and set out on paper towels to dry.  In heavy saucepan or 
  preserving kettle, combine water, vinegar, sugar and salt.  Bring to a 
  boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Pack cherries into hot, sterilized 
  jars.  Ladle syrup over top, leaving 1/8 inch headspace. Seal immediately 
  in 8oz jars and process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes about 8 
  cups... Source: Canadian Living