Joan's cherry rice

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       Title: Joan's Cherry Rice
  Categories: Grains, Side dish
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
       1 cn Drained sweet pitted dark
            Cherries*
       1 c  Drained cherry liquid
       1 c  Chicken broth
            Dash nutmeg & cloves
       1 c  Raw rice
     1/2 c  Dark raisins
            Salt as needed
  
   Drain juice from cherries, adding enough water if
   needed to make 1 cup. Place cherry juice and chicken
   broth in saucepan with rice and dash of nutmeg and
   cloves. Bring to a boil. When boiling reduce heat to
   simmer and cover and cook rice till tender and all
   liquid is absorbed. Depending on the variety of long
   grain rice you use, you may have to add more water.
   When rice is tender and cooked, stir in drained
   reserved cherries and raisins.The raisins add a bit of
   sweetness. Its pretty and purple and tastes great!
   
   * You should have about 1 cup drained cherries from
   the can for the recipe
  
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