Comments on: In Season: Cherries

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:56:22 +0000

Cherries are great for placque free teeth. When I go in for teeth cleaning, they always say how clean they are and I must be flossing them. I probably eat more cherries than any of you. Price is irrelevant; if they are in the store we buy them. I eat 1/2 to 1 lb. a day. My husband is a jewel; he starts looking for them in May and will go to several stores to find them. Does the same in Dec. when the cherries come in from Chili. I use to pick them and sell them when I was a kid in California. Got all sorts of things with cherries on it; from dishes to sleepwear, sheets, car mats, jewelry and many other things.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:20 +0000

Last week they were only .99lb in Indianapolis. They are so good! I wish they were always available and always only .99/lb.

By: Jan in Az

Jan in Az — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:46:13 +0000

Kim, Perhaps you should have said "ice cold blue water." We moved out of Michigan first chance we got 30 years ago from the Detroit 'burbs! I do miss the cherries. had a large tree that gave heavy fruit yields each year. Miss the cherries and pears! Jan in AZ

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:34:12 +0000

Added a dozen of fresh chopped cherries and green onions to a pound of very lean turkey and made burgers out of it. very tasty.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:48:30 +0000

I make a deal with myself: Self, you can buy this bag of beautiful, fresh cherries IF you bypass the cookie aisle.

By: MCS

MCS — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:23:33 +0000

what's wakkkk? I just brought home about 4 qts of bing cherries from my local Anderson's
store. They are a mid-west chain and have great produce … so I'm checking as to what
to do next? Have to pit them, then make a sauce and freeze I guess? Any more ideas?
Thx guys.

By: kim

kim — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:09:04 +0000

yes we live in the burbs of detroit…going up north in two weeks…love getting cherry's up there…they sell them on the sides of the roads…in little northern towns…way cheaper then the store…so fresh and yummy…the best part of living in Michigan…we love living in the burbs…but 3-4 times a year we take a 4 hour ride to northern MI…It's like our Hamptons…beautiful sandy beaches on nice blue water…but we don't need to dress up…flip flops, pony tail, shorts and a tee shirt…peace…great cherry's among other great food…fish…smoked turkey, etc…yum can't wait

By: Emma Jenkins

Emma Jenkins — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:12:19 +0000

I'm from KC, MO and I haven't seen a sour cherry tree since I left there. Where do these trees grow? I now live in SC and they do not grow well here, or say they say.

By: KristineBrabson

KristineBrabson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Missy, my grandmother had a tree in her backyard in southeastern Pennsylvania. It seemed to thrive for them with little maintenance. She lived in a small town with a small backyard so it was mostly protected from deer, whereas my parents fruit trees in the countryside get eaten up.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:01:03 +0000

Oh, thanks. I do buy Morello cherries in a jar from Trader Joe's. I wonder if they could be used to make the Cherry Cordial. I'll look at our local farmers' markets for the fresh sour cherries. Thanks for the info.