Hungarian Chilled Sour Cherry Soup (Hideg Meggyleves) 🇭🇺

Ingredients

• 4 cups sour cherries (fresh or frozen, pitted)
• 4 cups water
• ½ cup sugar (adjust to taste)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2–3 whole cloves (optional)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• Lemon juice (optional, to taste)