Sour cherry gravy for duck, goose, pork, celery steaks, mushroom balls or tempeh

• 20 oz Jar sour cherries (preferably pitted), separated into liquid and fruit - you may need to visit an Eastern European market

• 12 Juniper berries

• (Optional) 2 pine sprigs

• 3 cloves

• 1 in cinnamon bark

• ¼ cup mixed dried mushrooms (rehydrated)

• ½ bouillon cube & 1 cup broth

• ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce

• ½ cup red wine

• 2 sprigs rosemary

• 3 sprigs thyme

• 1 tsp honey or sugar

• 6 peppercorns

• 3 chopped parsley stems

• 1 finely chopped onion

• 2-4 cloves garlic

• 1 tsp starch

• ¼ cup cranberry sauce

• 1 cube butter (unsalted)

• 2 tsp olive oil

• 2 tsp red wine vinegar

• Salt & pepper