Giusi wrote:
> "Susan Bugher" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>>> On Jun 18, 11:56 am, spamtrap1888 > wrote:

>>>> Having picked a quart and a half of sour cherries, I was panicking
>>>> when I could not find my little made-in-Hong-Kong cherry pitter, the
>>>> kind that slips over two fingers and is operated with the thumb.
>> <SNIP>
>>
>>>> What to do?

>> Remove the eraser from a wooden pencil. Poke the (now empty) metal end of
>> the pencil through a cherry to remove the pit.
>>
>> Quick, easy and almost free.

> Sounds crazy enough to be true... thanks!

You're welcome. It does work well - I've been pitting cherries that
way for decades. Before that (way, way back when) I had a house with
cherry trees in the yard and an elderly neighbor who had a cherry
pitter. Her cherry pitter was great for pitting enormous quantities of
sour cherries very quickly. Mostly the cherries came out in halves,
perfect for making cherry jam (yum, yum).

A similar pitter is shown he
http://www.lehmans.com/store/Kitchen...er___16T?Args=

Thanks to Dave for posting the Lehman's link. That's the first time I've
seen one of those pitters for sale.

Susan