Cold Cherry Soup

Ingredients

 * 2 lb Fresh cherries;
 * 1 Water
 * 1 Lemon slice; seeded
 * 2 ts Cornstarch
 * 2 tb Sugar
 * 3 tb Sour cream

Directions

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