Cherry Soup Like Grandma Made – The Forgotten Recipe

Steps

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1. 1
   Pour cherry juice into a pot and begin heating it. Prepare all remaining soup ingredients while it warms.
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   Add lemon zest strips and spices (Christmas spice blend or cloves and cinnamon) to the warming juice and allow flavors to infuse.
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   Thoroughly wash and drain the cherries, then carefully pit each one, removing the pit from the center.
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   Mix cornstarch with a little cold water to create a slurry. Stir this mixture into the fruit juice, stirring well, to reach the desired consistency.
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5. 5
   Add the pitted fresh cherries and gently simmer for 2 to 3 minutes to cook through while you prepare the dumpling dough.
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   In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, egg, milk, and salt, stirring until smooth and uniform. The batter should be thick enough to slide slowly off a spoon, similar to spaetzle dough.
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   Scoop batter with a large spoon, dip a small teaspoon in water, and use it to push small portions of batter directly into the simmering soup. Repeat, re-wetting the teaspoon between each dumpling, until all batter is used.
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   Gently simmer the dumplings in the soup for about 5 minutes. When they float to the surface, they are cooked through. Allow to simmer a bit longer for flavors to meld.
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   Ladle the cherry soup into bowls and serve with the flour dumplings. Remove lemon zest strips if desired. Serve warm or chill overnight and serve cold.
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