Life would be a jar of cherries......

[peteroldracer]

Does anyone know a store that stocks jars of black cherries in syrup - Spanish ones? We have seen them all over until we wanted a jar to make a Black Forest Gateau for a 'do' this Saturday!
LIDL had them - we think - but not currently, and we are not prepeared to pay the exhorbitant 4.40€ for a dented out-of-date tin of them in a well-known Brit shop!

[costakid]

I would say Iceland at Fuengirola but by the time you have driven down to the store the price may be a bit steep for 1 item. You could always buy a Gateaux in the Iceland store

[peteroldracer]

costakid - 120km round trip...I was hoping for somewhere Torre del Mar/Velez-Málaga-ish!

[pete_l]

Pie filling?

[peteroldracer]

We use pie fillings for cheesecake toppings, but apart from the one dented tin I mentioned there are only cans of red cherries/strawberries/rhubarb - no good for this gateau.
Last resort is to buy a Spanish cake but the economy models use that horrid artificial cream and the quality ones cost too much when catering for a 'club do'.

[LITTLEMO]

Make your own

1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of water
3 tbsps cherry brandy
3tbsps kirsch
Boil sugar and water until sugar is dissolved add alcohol
Allow to cool and store in an airtight container in the fridge

500 grms fresh pitted cherries
1/2 cup sugar

Pour sugar and cherries in a bag and freeze until ready to use (defrost before use)

Pour cherries into syrup mix and use when layering the cake,

[peteroldracer]

I will bear that in mind LittleMo for the next time cherries are in season...not much use though for our Bridge Teams Match on Saturday!
We have given up, and bought a couple of things from Mercadona - life gets too short!