So far I've made 1 cherry pie, 2 trays of dried cherries, and 17 jars of preserves in a 10:1 water to honey syrup. I used my new Weck jars that arrived just in time for the cherries. I purchased the jars from Peaceful Valley Farm and they have several sizes - the one in the picture is a smaller "tulip" jar. These Weck jars are BPA-free and prettier than the standard Ball jars that we usually see in the US. 
I thought they took a little bit more time to process than Ball jars, but all of the 17 that I've done so far sealed just fine. (You can tell that they are sealed when the orange tab points slightly downward.)
The other gadget that made all of this work much easier is my Oxo cherry pitter. I usually think that most gadgets are not worth the space that they take up in the kitchen drawer. But this one is definitely worth it, if you plan on doing a lot of cherries. It was $15 from Bed Bath and Beyond. And, yes, your fingers will look as "dirty" as mine after you've done 10 lbs of cherries :)But look what you'll have in the end:
