Cold Cherry Soup

Ingredients

 * 2 lb fresh cherries;
 * 1 water
 * 1 lemon slice; seeded
 * 2 tsp cornstarch
 * 2 tbsp sugar
 * 3 tbsp sour cream

Directions

 * 1) Fresh cherries: place them in a saucepan and add approx. 1½ cups cold water or enough to cover cherries.
 * 2) Add sugar and lemon.
 * 3) Canned cherries: put cherries with liquid from can into the saucepan.
 * 4) Simmer canned cherries for 5 minutes or until hot.
 * 5) Simmer fresh cherries for 10 minutes or until they have softened; simmer either with sugar and lemon.
 * 6) Remove from the heat.
 * 7) Stir together the cornstarch and sour cream; pour the mixture into the hot cherries.
 * 8) Return saucepan to the heat and stir until the sour cream is well combined and the liquid has thickened.
 * 9) Do not let the soup boil after the sour cream has been added.
 * 10) Cool and chill the soup.
 * 11) Add additional sugar and lemon juice if desired.
 * 12) Serve chilled.