A few notes on this recipe. You may choose whatever whole spices you like, but don’t change the amount or strength of the vinegar. I also increased the pickling liquid by half so that I would have a little more which is how I ended up with 4 pints rather than 3.

1 3/4 C. apple cider vinegar
1 3/4 C. sugar
3/4 C. water
3 cinnamon sticks
2 pounds sweet cherries with stems and pits intact

Prepare your jars and lids. Jars should be kept warm in the canner. Combine vinegar, sugar, and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Remove hot jars from canner. Pack each jar with cherries, and add one cinnamon stick to each jar. Pour hot syrup over cherries leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe jar rims and place lids and rings on each. Process 15 minutes in a boiling water bath. Remove jars from canner and cool.