Remember how both of us said we had never seen fresh sour
cherries? Much to my surprise, I found a quart of them at Trader
Joe's--their last quart. I will look at a couple more local TJ's
to see whether there are more to be had--maybe freeze some too.
To be honest, the quart I bought had several showing signs of age,
but since it was the first time I encountered them, I had to get
them nonetheless.
--
Jean B.

On 06/08/2011 10:05 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> Remember how both of us said we had never seen fresh sour cherries? Much
> to my surprise, I found a quart of them at Trader Joe's--their last
> quart. I will look at a couple more local TJ's to see whether there are
> more to be had--maybe freeze some too. To be honest, the quart I bought
> had several showing signs of age, but since it was the first time I
> encountered them, I had to get them nonetheless.


I hope that you did not miss a very narrow window of opportunity for
them. There are several sour cherry orchards within a few miles of us
and the season is very short, usually only a few days. They are
extremely perishable and do not ship well. If you see them and they
look good, grab them. Use them as soon as possible. Fresh sour cherry
pie is my absolute all time favourite pie. They also make great jam. You
probably won't like to eat them raw as you would with sweet cherries.

FWIW.... blinked and missed the local sour cherries this year. Luckily,
several of the local cherry farms process and freeze their cherries. If
I get there at harvest time, I can buy them by the pail, pitted and
ready for use, and cheaper than buying them by the quart.

On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:05:30 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Remember how both of us said we had never seen fresh sour
> cherries? Much to my surprise, I found a quart of them at Trader
> Joe's--their last quart. I will look at a couple more local TJ's
> to see whether there are more to be had--maybe freeze some too.
> To be honest, the quart I bought had several showing signs of age,
> but since it was the first time I encountered them, I had to get
> them nonetheless.

I'd say, call them and ask if they have any before you make the trip.
You're making me wonder if my local TJ's has any now.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:01:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> I get there at harvest time, I can buy them by the pail, pitted and
> ready for use, and cheaper than buying them by the quart.

Lucky you!

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On 07/08/2011 8:08 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:01:10 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> I get there at harvest time, I can buy them by the pail, pitted and
>> ready for use, and cheaper than buying them by the quart.
>
> Lucky you!
>


I am not gloating, but I consider myself lucky to be in a position to be
able to buy fresh sour cherries.

When we first moved here there was about an acre of sour cherry trees
across the road. The property was sold to an elderly couple who planted
a lot of vegetables but the wife got sick and everything was more or
less abandoned. We had a tradition of the annual stolen cherry pie. I
would come home from work and make up the pie dough, then go across the
street and steal enough cherries to make one pie. They were pitted and
baked immediately. It was always the best pie of the year.

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 06/08/2011 10:05 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> Remember how both of us said we had never seen fresh sour cherries? Much
>> to my surprise, I found a quart of them at Trader Joe's--their last
>> quart. I will look at a couple more local TJ's to see whether there are
>> more to be had--maybe freeze some too. To be honest, the quart I bought
>> had several showing signs of age, but since it was the first time I
>> encountered them, I had to get them nonetheless.
>
>
> I hope that you did not miss a very narrow window of opportunity for
> them. There are several sour cherry orchards within a few miles of us
> and the season is very short, usually only a few days. They are
> extremely perishable and do not ship well. If you see them and they
> look good, grab them. Use them as soon as possible. Fresh sour cherry
> pie is my absolute all time favourite pie. They also make great jam. You
> probably won't like to eat them raw as you would with sweet cherries.
>
> FWIW.... blinked and missed the local sour cherries this year. Luckily,
> several of the local cherry farms process and freeze their cherries. If
> I get there at harvest time, I can buy them by the pail, pitted and
> ready for use, and cheaper than buying them by the quart.

Thanks. Can one just pop them into the freezer? Now I am fearing
that I won't run into them again at TJs. Sniff. I am glad I got
the quart that I found.

--
Jean B.

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 07/08/2011 8:08 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:01:10 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I get there at harvest time, I can buy them by the pail, pitted and
>>> ready for use, and cheaper than buying them by the quart.
>>
>> Lucky you!
>>
>
>
> I am not gloating, but I consider myself lucky to be in a position to be
> able to buy fresh sour cherries.
>
> When we first moved here there was about an acre of sour cherry trees
> across the road. The property was sold to an elderly couple who planted
> a lot of vegetables but the wife got sick and everything was more or
> less abandoned. We had a tradition of the annual stolen cherry pie. I
> would come home from work and make up the pie dough, then go across the
> street and steal enough cherries to make one pie. They were pitted and
> baked immediately. It was always the best pie of the year.

I am going to try planting some of the passé ones.

--
Jean B.