Food Lion - What to do with all the cherries?

[katncaed]

So since a bunch of us on here are getting tons of cherries, what are you doing with them? Receipes? Great insights?

...and, my question is what is the easiest way to pit them? My searches have said to cut them in half and pull out the pit. Anyone have a more productive way???

[emhwstwnd]

We use a chopstick to push the cherry pit out. Either end seems to work just as well. Do this over a bowl to collect the juice, so you can add to your recipe. Use the SureJell freezer jam recipe to make great cherry jam, or make pies. I have recipes if needed- or go to allrecipe.com

[uummm]

I am going to make Cherry Crisp tomorrow. I was cutting mine in half to pit them since I don't have a cherry pitter. It is easiest to cut them all in half, then pull the pits out all at the same time.

Recipe calls for sour cherries so I will probably cut back on the sugar-but don't omit it, it is needed to make the "gel" for the fruit.
Cherry Crisp


4 cups pitted sour cherries
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening




DIRECTIONS






Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine cherries, 1 1/2 cups white sugar, and 4 tablespoons flour. Pour into 9x13 inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, oats, and brown sugar. Cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Sprinkle over cherries.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.

[katncaed]

We use a chopstick...

Thanks for the tip!

I am going to make Cherry Crisp tomorrow...

Sounds tasty...my sweetie makes an awesome "insert ANY fruit" crisp. My favorite is peach. Love me some peaches, and I always sing the Peaches song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcohzJvviQ&feature=fvsr) any time we get peaches. :biggrin:

[oscamaya]

Thanks for the tip!



Sounds tasty...my sweetie makes an awesome "insert ANY fruit" crisp. My favorite is peach. Love me some peaches, and I always sing the Peaches song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcohzJvviQ&feature=fvsr) any time we get peaches. :biggrin:

Wow that song takes me back to the 6th grade LOL

My kids have been eating the cherries like candy. I am not handy in the kitchen so they are just being eaten as is.

[Erinne]

lol @ oscamaya! mine too, glad im not the only one!

[Mom2Natalya]

we have been eating them- my dd loves to spit out the pits, but I think she's getting tired of them!

Great tip on the chopsticks...last time I pitted 2 lbs of cherries by cutting in half, I dug out the pits with a grapefruit spoon...and it took fooooorrrreeevvvveeeerrrrr
I was so tired of cherries at that point. Not to mention covered in juice. I actually considered buying a pitter.

[uummm]

Cory, where is this great recipe??? I love looking atn recipes, baking a new recipe and eating a recipe. Tell the Mrs, to come on a post it please:biggrin:

[clippyclippy]

I think they would do well just by freezing. Of course I've never had any last long enough that I had to do it, but I'm assuming they would freeze nicely.
We love eating frozen blueberries, grapes etc.

[uummm]

COOL I just found a recipe for no pectin Cherry Jam...Cherries, Sugar, 1-2 lemons and almond extract if you want. Stored in the frige...
If interested do a search for
"No-Recipe Cherry Jam"

[caednkat]

Cory, where is this great recipe??? I love looking atn recipes, baking a new recipe and eating a recipe. Tell the Mrs, to come on a post it please:biggrin:

Sad thing is that it really isn't a recipe... I just throw it together. Next time I make it I will try and jot down what I do. I need to do that with all of my "recipes". One day I'm sure my kids will want to know how to make this stuff. lol

My grandmother used to make some awesome stuff that I remember fondly from childhood. Only there are no recipes for them, and she hasn't cooked in a few years and doesn't remember how she made them.

[uummm]

Pitting the cherries with a chopstick is a whole lot quicker than cutting them in half and digging out the pit. Though I have managed to give myself a cherry pittin blister.

[Mom2Natalya]

Pitting the cherries with a chopstick is a whole lot quicker than cutting them in half and digging out the pit. Though I have managed to give myself a cherry pittin blister.

hehe sorry about your blister. :hysterical:

[katncaed]

We just got finished pitting about 9lbs. Mandi used the chop stick, I just pulled them apart and the pit fell out. We've got an 8qt container filled to the top. :biggrin:

[caednkat]

We just got finished pitting about 9lbs. Mandi used the chop stick, I just pulled them apart and the pit fell out. We've got an 8qt container filled to the top. :biggrin:

Aww Sweetie.. you forgot to add that I pitted 8lbs of the cherries while you just devised ways for the juice to hit me in the face.

Thankfully it didn't stain.

[hburnette3]

Aww Sweetie.. you forgot to add that I pitted 8lbs of the cherries while you just devised ways for the juice to hit me in the face.

Thankfully it didn't stain.

:wavehi:

Nice to finally meet the beautiful wife.

[PHmom]

Aww Sweetie.. you forgot to add that I pitted 8lbs of the cherries while you just devised ways for the juice to hit me in the face.

Thankfully it didn't stain.

This is not surprising! :wink7::whistle67::giggle2:

Glad it didn't stain, for both your sakes.

[uummm]

I was complaining to the manager at food lion today that they didn't carry the cherry pitters ( I would have bought it with my 360 coupon) and she said someone else used a straw...I am going to try that today since I have probably another 6lbs to pit before I freeze them.

Also I made the cherry crisp it was really good BUT, I think next time I will cut the cherries in half. I also used all butter instead of half butter half shortening...That was really good. I am going to make another today to give to a neighbor while I am making the jam.

[katncaed]

you forgot to add that I pitted 8lbs of the cherries...

That only leaves 1lb for me, and I did at least 2lbs...:razz45:

while you just devised ways for the juice to hit me in the face...

Yep, I thought you have chicken pox there for a minute...:hysterical: