Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Oh boy!

My friend Kellie has a sour cherry tree. This year it is heavy with cherries. She picked a bunch and I asked if I could have some. Just enough to make a batch or 2 of sour cherry jam. She said sure, not a problem. When I came to work today she gave me this. It's more then a batch or 2!
I have a real good pickling book. But it does not have a recipe for using sour cherries. Other then making a pie filling. I will have to google and see what's out there. Maybe I wont have to pit the rest of the cherries if I can find a recipe to use them whole.
After about 1/2 hour of cutting the cherries open and digging out the pit, my hands looked like this. The juice was dripping off my elbow and on to my leg. After an hour of pitting them I'm about 2/3rds of the way done. I had to take a break as my right hand was starting to cramp.

Kellie? For the love of all that is all good and holy, please don't bring me any more cherries!

P.S.. In anybody else having a hard time putting pics where you want them on blogger today?
It's making me cranky!





Posted by Aunt Krissy at 8:07 PM
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9 comments:

  1. janiceJuly 7, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    looks like you cut an artery!

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  2. Cedar View Paint HorsesJuly 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    What we do with the sour cherries is toss em in a jar, pits and all. Add a coupla cups of sugar, a bottle a brandy, screw the lid on tight, and toss in the root cellar till Xmas. Mmmmmm.

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  3. PAK ARTJuly 8, 2009 at 12:23 AM

    It seems to me there is a handy little tool called a "pitting tool". Have you ever heard of that? Seems like it would have been a lot easier. Add sugar and can them up. Then you will have cherry pie filling all winter long and when I come down again you can make me a cherry pie. How was the farmer's market?

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  4. AliciaJuly 8, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    yeah, I'm agreeing with Janice. major artery indeed...unless you are secretly the ax murderer home for a late snack.

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  5. Cedar View Paint HorsesJuly 8, 2009 at 5:46 AM

    AK: Just google Cherry Bounce - you'll find tons of ideas. We use brandy, but any spirit will do. The brandy of choice in WI seems to be Aristocrat, not-so-affectionally known as Aristo-crap by me.

    Ps...we used to use a bobby pin to pit the cherries. Poke the loop end in, pop out the pit.

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  6. KellieJuly 8, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    Wish I had a cherry pitter, sure would have made the job go quicker. Although I have to say my hands never looked like yours. Periodic washing works wonders..

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  7. AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    The bobby pin works GREAT to pit cherries.

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  8. Colorful ColoradoJuly 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    Oh Krissy - if my dad was still alive he'd be up there pitting them for you for a cherry pie - his & my favorite!!

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  9. crochet ladyJuly 8, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    That picture is scary. Jam sounds good.

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