Recipe for Cornish Hens with Cherry Sauce 
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Yield:
4 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
2 x Cornish game hens
1 pkt Stove Top cornbread stuffing, 6-oz.
1/2 cup Hot water
1/4 cup Butter PLUS
2 tbl Butter
3/4 cup Red currant jelly
1/4 cup Dried red cherries, chopped coarse
2 tsp Fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions:
Instructions: Thaw hens if frozen. Place a rack in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine stuffing mix with seasoning packet, water and 1/4 cup of the butter. Stuff hens and place on rack in slow cooker. In a small saucepan, combine jelly, cherries, remaining 1 tablespoons butter, lemon juice, salt and allspice. Cook over low heat, stirring until jelly is melted., Reserve 2/3 cup sauce. Brush remaining sauce on hens in cooker. Cover and cook on low 6 to 7 hours. Serve whole or cut hens in half with kitchen shears.

Spoon reserved sauce over hens at serving time.

1-15-96. I used Orowheat cornbread stuffing and used 1 cup of hot water.

This recipe was easy to do and delicious. Would make a wonderful Valentines Day dish.

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