Hideg cseresnyeleves (spiced cherry soup)

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[edit] Description

[edit] Ingredients

• 1 lb Sweet red cherries
• 1/2 lemon rind
• 6 Whole cloves
• 1 3-inch stick cinnamon
• 1/3 c granulated sugar
• 1/2 ts salt
• 3 tb quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 c red wine
• 4 lemon slices Commercial sour cream
• 3 c water

[edit] Directions

1. Day before or early in day: Wash cherries; remove stems. With vegetable peeler remove rind from lemon in strips; stick cloves into rind.
2. In saucepan combine cherries lemon rind with cloves cinnamon sugar salt water.
3. Simmer uncovered 15 minutes.
4. Gradually stir in tapioca; bring to a boil; then remove from heat; stir in wine allow to cool. Remove and discard lemon rind cloves and cinnamon; then refrigerate until serving time.
5. 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 preffered stir in cream).