I picked more cherries yesterday---almost 7 quarts so far, and perhaps that many more on the parts of the tree that I can still reach (while standing on a small stepladder placed in the back of our pickup truck, that is!).
What I didn't realize was how long it would take to pit all those cherries! They are small, about the size of cranberries, so there are a lot of cherries---and a lot of pits---in 7 quarts. Lucky for me, Ken pitched in and helped. We spent several hours pitting cherries and watching tv last night. The results all went into the freezer.
I plan to pick the rest of the cherries that are in reach this afternoon, so I guess we'll have another evening of pitting tonight.
But for cherries that taste this good, it's worth it to preserve as many of them as possible.
Friday, May 30, 2008
It's the Pits
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Hello Nancy-good to meet you. Storming here in Central Il. so I was just picking around, looking for other sustainable folks...and found your site. Love it. Thank you sooooo much for the simple cherry cordial recipe, beautiful! I will definately try it out. One word of advice if you want a less messy cherry pitting party...freeze those little suckers before you pit 'em...works pretty good. Thanks again, take care-
Hey, thanks for the tip. I never would have thought of that, but I can see how it would definitely make for less of a mess!
Stay tuned for the rest of the cordial recipe when I do step 2 in a couple of weeks!
Okay... it's been over two weeks... I need my Inglejvwvnbside fix
Where have you been? I'm a frequent reader and I LOVE your stories and writing! I check in very often and I'm so sad to see that it's not updated. Hope all is well and that you're keeping your shirts AND the farm! :)
Hi Nancy,
I hope all is well. It seems that we worry when we dont hear from a regular blogger in blogdom. Kelly
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