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Description
Spiced cherry soup

Ingredients

 * 1 lb sweet red cherries
 * ½ lemon rind
 * 6 whole cloves
 * 1 x 3-inch stick cinnamon
 * ⅓ cup granulated sugar
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 3 tbsp quick-cooking tapioca
 * 1 cup red wine
 * 4 lemon slices
 * commercial sour cream
 * 3 cups water

Directions

 * 1) Day before or early in day: wash cherries; remove stems.
 * 2) With vegetable peeler remove rind from lemon in strips; stick cloves into rind.
 * 3) In saucepan combine cherries lemon rind with cloves cinnamon sugar salt water.
 * 4) Simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
 * 5) Gradually stir in tapioca; bring to a boil; then remove from heat; stir in wine allow to cool.
 * 6) Remove and discard lemon rind cloves and cinnamon; then refrigerate until serving time.
 * 7) To serve ladle ice-cold soup into individual soup bowls or plates; top each serving with lemon slice and a spoonful of sour cream (or if preferred stir in cream).