Comments on Four Green Acres: Cherry memories

Well June, success! I found a choprite cherry pitt...

2009-08-28T00:00:20.382-04:00

Well June, success! I found a choprite cherry pitter on ebay. I was too late for sour cherry season and the choprite is not well suited to seed oversized bings, so just wait until next year; cherry pie for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

OH, Tom, you of all people need a cherry pitter fo...

2009-07-31T19:43:19.193-04:00

OH, Tom, you of all people need a cherry pitter for that crop of yours. Please let us know what you come up with, and we will let you know how our apple peeler/corer treasure hunt goes. THANK YOU!

June, thanks to you I'm in hot pursuit of a ch...

2009-07-31T11:12:24.344-04:00

June, thanks to you I'm in hot pursuit of a cherry pitter deluxe...um um there are some fine vintage ones out there. Apple season is just around the corner, and may I suggest if you don't have one, to keep your eyes open for apple peeler/corers. Forget the vacuum counter versions and go with counter clamp type. I love mine and it supplies my apple pie obsession nicely.

Madrekarin: Thank you. Summer memories, how I love...

2009-07-29T13:42:05.022-04:00

Madrekarin: Thank you. Summer memories, how I love to hear them. Thanks for sharing. And do see what's at the market for cherries!

Lisa: Thank you, dear friend!

Homehum: Thank you. I do think about how my children are connected to my grandmother with traditions. She would have adored them, and they would have thought she was the funniest great-grandma ever.

This post was such a treat! The photo of the cher...

2009-07-28T23:05:22.264-04:00

This post was such a treat! The photo of the cherries hanging on the tree...and then the tree heavy with fruit during picking...the red cherries in the red bucket...the jars of cherry preserves--gorgeous.

I loved reading about your memories of your grandmother. And, now you are creating new memories with your children that will connect them to her, sending down deep family roots.

Duh...here's the link. Sorry about that! http...

2009-07-27T20:09:48.326-04:00

Duh...here's the link. Sorry about that!

http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/07/sour-cherry-slab-pie/

This is such a lovely post. Your Cherry Pie Jam is...

2009-07-27T15:21:31.592-04:00

This is such a lovely post. Your Cherry Pie Jam is beautiful and the raspberries in your last post make me think of when I was a little girl in Massachusetts. We had a huge raspberry patch and I spent many summers popping big, fat berries into my mouth. Mmm. I don't have a cherry tree, but I do have access to the farmer's market where I'm sure I can find something suitable to make

Christina: No cherries in southern California? Tha...

2009-07-27T14:37:51.933-04:00

Christina: No cherries in southern California? That's awful! I agree that the cherry pitter is awesome. And I wish the cherry pie jam had a secret other than the wonderful cherries. After trying fancier versions, I have come back to the Ball Blue Book recipe: fruit, sugar, pectin. Like my pies, it is just fruit tasting like fruit. Which may be why we love it so.

Oh wow. I'm so jealous! Jealous for two reas...

2009-07-27T14:15:41.882-04:00

Oh wow. I'm so jealous! Jealous for two reasons: you have access to sour cherries (none in this climate!) and possession of that AWESOME cherry pitter! What a gift from your mom! What's your secret for the cherry pie jam?

Linda: We do love our cherry ritual. And we have a...

2009-07-27T13:11:25.910-04:00

Linda: We do love our cherry ritual. And we have a very nice blueberry tradition too, albeit one we've had to leave behind. We lived on a lake where we picked berries from our canoe. It was lovely beyond belief. No blueberries will ever taste as good.

Lucky you! Abundant cherries and blueberries are ...

2009-07-27T11:55:03.536-04:00

Lucky you! Abundant cherries and blueberries are what we buy as soon as we get to North America. How lovely to have a whole summer ritual around your cherries.

JGH: I know! It is an odd-looking beast. I think t...

2009-07-27T10:47:52.290-04:00

JGH: I know! It is an odd-looking beast. I think the company makes a lot of meat grinders. Thank goodness. And it is SO NICE having the kids elbow-deep in the memory-making. We all get the giggles when the cherry juice drips off our elbows while we're picking. Thanks for coming over... Love visiting at yours.

You are creating wonderful memories for your own k...

2009-07-27T10:44:42.327-04:00

You are creating wonderful memories for your own kids, too. That jam looks SO GOOD! How cool that you now have your own cherry stoner. To tell you the truth, if I saw it at a flea market, I probably would not have known what it was.

Hi, everyone, It's been so long since I'v...

2009-07-27T10:43:30.650-04:00

Hi, everyone,

It's been so long since I've taken the time (from gardening and working and trying to be out in the sun when the sun is out) to pop into the comments and say thanks and chat a bit. But I just have to because you've all been so kind about my favorite fruit post.

Colleen: It's so so so great having you back after your ordeal. I will be thinking

I'm so jealous! I can't tell you how much ...

2009-07-26T16:16:35.890-04:00

I'm so jealous! I can't tell you how much time I;ve wasted trying to get more than a handful of cherries from my garden!

Still, at least the beautiful prose and pix soften the pain...!

Yes! more jam please... the cherries are so fresh ...

2009-07-26T02:28:19.563-04:00

Yes! more jam please... the cherries are so fresh and good. It's worth the effort (picking cherries) after all ;-) I think I will be remembering these pictures for a long time... the cherries look so appetising also. Btw, that pitter is such a clever gadget. Have a wonderful Sunday ;-D

Right before I read your post, I read this post ov...

2009-07-26T00:18:24.719-04:00

Right before I read your post, I read this post over at Smitten Kitchen for sour cherry slab pie. It all makes me want to go and pick up a punch of cherries right now. Yummy!

Two summers ago I canned 20 lbs of cherries from the Flathead, and I am down to 3 cans, so it is definitely time to restock.

What a heart felt post. And the photos are gorgeou...

2009-07-26T00:17:49.871-04:00

What a heart felt post. And the photos are gorgeous! -Jackie

Beautiful photos, and that's a very handy and ...

2009-07-25T19:50:27.468-04:00

Beautiful photos, and that's a very handy and pretty old-fashioned cherry stoner. I also like the way the cherries blend into that red bucket.

This looks so insanely wonderful! We just put in ...

2009-07-25T14:38:24.371-04:00

This looks so insanely wonderful! We just put in 4 cherry trees (2 bing - 2 montgomery sour?). I am guessing it will be years before we get any. Now my mouth is watering. Going to head to the orchard and give those trees a pep talk! That cherry pitter is the greatest thing I've ever seen! What a fantastic find! Looks like the girls had a blast. Your cherry pie jam looks DE-lish!!!!

Oh! Such a gorgeous post June! A friend and I were...

2009-07-24T23:46:51.463-04:00

Oh! Such a gorgeous post June!
A friend and I were talking today of cherry trees! She was going to go pick cherries and I had told her how the last time I picked cherries was with my Grandfather when I was a little girl he would bring my brothers and I around to each tree in his yard and carefully take out his pocket knife to slice a piece of pear or an apple and our favorites were the

Hello June! Your post has brought back such memor...

2009-07-24T23:39:33.874-04:00

Hello June!

Your post has brought back such memories! My parents had a lone sour cherry tree in the yard of my childhood home. I don't remember it producing much, but I loved looking out my bedroom window at the beautiful red jewels shining in the sun.

I'm getting ready to go to Flathead Lake and buy sweet & Rainier cherries from the orchards. I thought I

Growing up in Norway I remember it being a summer ...

2009-07-24T22:16:36.999-04:00

Growing up in Norway I remember it being a summer highlight to pick cherries with my grandfather. Here in Montana they taste different not as sour...but they are also SO gooood.

(I appreciate the kind comment on my blog and I am so glad I found your wonderful blog too!)

. . . as I pushed "post comment" my mom ...

2009-07-24T21:50:31.598-04:00

. . . as I pushed "post comment" my mom rang to tell me that the cherries were bright red and ready to pick. How funny! Anyway.. have a good night :) looks like I'll be making that jam soon.

what a great way to spend an hour! i love how the ...

2009-07-24T21:46:10.830-04:00

what a great way to spend an hour! i love how the cherries are almost redder than the bucket.

thanks for the comment on my post today! it was nice to discover you : )