Pitted a pound and a quarter of cherries. I put them to freeze until I have enough to make a sauce. Then I wiped down everything that had been splattered with cherry juice. ... or at least I thought I did. My husband took this photo to show I missed a few spots. *smile* And … Continue reading In the Cherry Pitting Trenches
I pitted my first batch of cherries, and let me tell you, if you want an axe murderer costume for Halloween? Pit some cherries. They're tiny little Nanking cherries, and I found that squeezing the pit out one side was the easiest way to work with them, but about every tenth cherry would squirt cherry … Continue reading Cherry Pitting
I planted Nanking Cherries several years ago, and while they bloomed last year, a late frost killed all of the blossoms. This year though, I have cherries! I crawled around under them, and this is about a third of what's in there. I left what wasn't ripe to ripen, obviously. It's not a lot, and … Continue reading Our First Cherry Harvest!
