In article >,
Lou Decruss > wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:13:34 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
> >sf wrote:
> >
> >>> clafoutis
> >>
> >> To be perfectly honest, I've only eaten that once and it was plum.
> >
> >I've made clafoutis with cherries, peaches, plums, and caramelized pears.
> >The authentic Limousin clafoutis is made with cherries, though. It's one of
> >the best uses I know for sweet cherries. (Sour cherries have better uses,
> >most of them involving chocolate.)
> >
> >Bob
>
> I think that depends of how much you like sour cherries. I planted a
> tree in the spring or 2003. Here's what it looks like now:
>
> http://i43.tinypic.com/300ae1i.jpg

You bastid! I SO JEALOUS!!!
>
> I got about 6 quarts off it and will get more over the coming weekend.
> This is the first year it's produced enough to do anything with. Last
> year was ok but the Blue Jays tore it apart. This year they've left
> it alone.

Netting. They are NOT entitled to a free meal on you!

> I used some as a topping for the Jam Lady's cream cheese coffee cake
> and it was awesome. I did add brown sugar to the crumble topping. It
> got many raves from friends.

> Lou

What'd you do to the cherries first? I like apricot butter swirled
through that filling.
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