Hoorah for Farm Stands

[KeyLimePaige]

Went on a weekend trip to a beach in delaware and stopped at a place called Elmer's Farmer's Market. Absolutely fantastic if you're ever on 404 heading to or from Rohoboth beach.

Anyway, I got a ton of veggies and fruits...and need some ideas as to how to use two of them:

Cherries (black)
Black plums

Anybody got any good ideas for a tart or cake? I saw the vodka mention for berries in another thread hear...you think it would work for the cherries?

thanks very much!

-KLP

 

[cjs]

Aren't Farmer's markets great? Love them also.

Here's an idea for your cherries -


CHERRY CHUTNEY

2 pounds cherries pitted
1 cup really good red wine vinegar with a big splash of balsamic vinegar added
1 1/2 cups pure cane sugar
1 tsp Indian ground chili powder
½ tsp crushed red pepper
½ tsp ground black pepper
¼ tsp fresh grated ginger
One crushed garlic clove
Simmer everything for about an hour

The color is gorgeous.
The smell, and first taste is a bit reminiscent of the nose and tasting of a complex red wine; you smell the fruit and the acid. Then you sense a little bit of a "spice'. When you taste it, the flavors flow (there is a bit of heat that is nice) and one by one you can identify them.

 

[ChefJune]

Anybody got any good ideas for a tart or cake? I saw the vodka mention for berries in another thread hear...you think it would work for the cherries?

Black Forest Cake is always wonderful with cherries... Plum Kuchen is a favorite of mine for the plums! I can post some recipes for you this evening, if you'd like.

Cherries are better steeped in Cognac-style Brandy than in Vodka, imo.

 

[cara]

hm... I have about hundreds of recipes but not the time to translate them at the moment..

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Altdeutscher Kirschkuchen

6 eggs
200-250g sugar
2 T vanilla extract
300g oil, butter or margarine
260g marzipan
450g flour
2 T baking powder
pinch salt
rum

make a batter
add the cherries, fill in a form and bake at 170°C-180°C for about one hour
Topping: mix 125g Powder sugar witj some rum and give over the cake.