Charles Gifford wrote:

> I think that, for under a dollar, my strawberry huller is one of my best
> investments. It is much faster to use (and easier on the strawberry) than a
> knife. I use it with gladness in my heart.

Strawberry hullers certainly do have to cost factor in their favour :-)
One labour saving device I never developed an appreciation for is the cherry
pitter. They are the most painful tool to use for any amount of time. Thank
goodness I have sour cherry orchards near my house and some of them process
their own cherries. I can go and buy a pail of pitted cherries almost right off
the tree, and for a fraction of the cost of buying them by the basket at the
market.