Quick Pickled Cherries

Ingredients (9)

• 1 pound fresh Northwest cherries (dark sweet) 
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cups rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice blend
• 1 large sprig fresh thyme
• 6 inch strip of lemon zest
• 1/2 cubic inch fresh ginger
• 1 pinch of salt 
• 1 pinch of fresh ground black pepper