Sour Cherries

[larry_stewart]

Thank you and have fun.

We sure did.
There is only one farm ( That I know of near me) which offers cherry picking. Its a very narrow window , about 3 weeks during the year. Last year was cancelled due to covid, the year before that they cancelled due to weather conditions. So its been a few years since we went cherry picking. They have server al varieties from sour to sweet, yellow to purplish red, soft to firm. The price is hefty, but its nice to get out and pick something off the tree.

Its amazing how many cherries grow/ cluster on one tree. They grow them in an Espaler fashion, creating neat rows and easy to harvest. (Basically keeping the trees in one plane, not allowing to to bush out in all directions. Kinda like how you would see grapes grown in a vineyard, just with trees instead of vines).

Didn't get nearly as many as you did, Charlie. I would have had to get a second mortgage on the house to do that . Got a couple of quarts to snack on, on the way home and to eat while watching a movie later on.

 

[CharlieD]

Those look like Bing cherries. And how much do they charge?

 

[larry_stewart]

$12 a quart (pick your own).
can mix and match any cherries they have on the trees

 

[CharlieD]

$12 a quart (pick your own).
can mix and match any cherries they have on the trees

How many pounds is it? Approximately?

 

[larry_stewart]

Maybe 1 pound, for slightly more. I know I got ripped off, but it was more for the experience of picking my own fruit that the cherries themselves. Also located in a stuck up part of the island, so wouldn't expect It to be cheap

 

[CharlieD]

Honestly, I’m lazy. If I could pay somebody do it fir me, I’d happily pay more.

 

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

All this talk about cherries makes me hungry for home made cherry pie, or cherry fry pies, with a vanilla sugar glaze. For something a little different (I know this because I did it) sweeten your pie dough with sugar, and dust the top crust with coarse sugar and cinnamon. It's delicious.

DW told me i was nuts when I made this pie for a church potluck. I use d freshly picked Rainer cherries, and got rave reviews.

Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

 

[larry_stewart]

Best Cherry Pie I ever had was a Cherry Cream Pie at Briemer Farms, Eastern Long Island NY, In the middle of nowhere.

https://www.briermerefarms.com

I strongly suggest if your in the area, stopping by and picking up one.

 

[Termy]

Online friend of mine in Barcelona has a few sour cherry trees. He said his production is down. Climate or something because he didn't do anything different.

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