Stir and crush cherries against the side of the pot.
Carefully boil for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. If syrup starts to boil over decrease heat a bit.
After ten minutes remove from heat and cool.
Strain the solids out over a fine mesh strainer into a bowl.
Store in a mason jar in the refrigerator.
To make Sweet Cherry Limeade
Pour lime concentrate into a 2 quart pitcher.
Add 3 cans of water.
Stir till dissolved.
Add one cup of cherry syrup to the pitcher and stir.
Serve over ice.
Recipe Expert Tips
The Cherry Simple syrup recipe will make 2 cups of Cherry Simple Syrup. You can find a recipe for Homemade Black Cherry Soda and a Cherry Limeade Party Punch on this blog post below the Cherry Limeade Recipe.
It takes about 30-45 minutes to make and cool the simple syrup before you can use it.