Canned Cherries

I picked up cherries in Michigan to can.  The first step was pitting the cherries.  I tried two methods, one with a chopstick and one with a cake decorated piping tip.  I found I much preferred the piping tip method.  It still took quite a bit of time. And was just a bit messy.

I mixed up some light syrup, something like 4 cups of water to 1 cup of sugar, and added lime juice, 1 tsp per pint, just to be sure they were acidic enough to be safe. Then processed them in a water bath for 30 minutes