Guest guest Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Cherry pies! Then you can freeze the pies, or you can freeze the cherries individually to cook down for pies or cheesecake topping or whatever later. I've always used canned tart cherries for pie filling, but Grandma was talking the other day about using fresh ones and you cook them down like you cook down any other kind of fruit, with about 3/4 c sugar to about 1 1/2 cups cherries (I always add a little almond extract, and if you want, red food color). Then thicken with cornstarch and use as pie filling. Have fun! Audrey S. On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 2:23 PM, andefrayser <andefrayser wrote: > > > I was blessed with a huge basket of sour cherries yesterday. It was payment > for some work that I did for one of my elderly neighbors so I had to take > them, but I have no idea what to do with them. > > They are very soft bodied and small but very tasty. Any ideas on preserving > them or favorite ways to enjoy them? I've been handing off quart bags of > them today and it doesn't look like I have made a dent. I'm afraid they'll > spoil and I don't want to waste them. > > As usual, any help is appreciated. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Pit and freeze the cherries and then use in smoothies. Those tart cherries provide natural anti-inflamatory for the body. It helps with the pain level for arthritis too. You were given a real treasure! http://www.arthritis-treatment-and-relief.com/cherries-and-arthritis.html They are a powerful antioxident too. Judy - andefrayser Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:23 PM Sour Cherries I was blessed with a huge basket of sour cherries yesterday. It was payment for some work that I did for one of my elderly neighbors so I had to take them, but I have no idea what to do with them. They are very soft bodied and small but very tasty. Any ideas on preserving them or favorite ways to enjoy them? I've been handing off quart bags of them today and it doesn't look like I have made a dent. I'm afraid they'll spoil and I don't want to waste them. As usual, any help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 I second Audrey's suggestion of cooking some of them down--I love to add some heat (cayenne and/or ginger) and/or citrus rind to fruit and use it to top sweet potatoes. Or without the spice to mix with yogurt or serve as a dessert topping. (There's an amazingly good and very easy chocolate cherry vegan ice cream in the files that would be out-of-this-world with a warm sour cherry topping.) I've also been wanting to try veganizing this recipe for nearly a year: http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/archives/category/caffienechicorycocoa/chocola\ te .. I haven't tried it, but it's very close to a much loved old recipe I've lost that used sour cherries and didn't include cardamom or hazelnuts. Lol, now that I've reminded myself, I think I have to make this cake soon, so thank you! Peace, Mo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I also use pitted sour cherries to make pies. I add cinnamon & sugar, but they are the original sweet/tart flavor that you want in a cherry pie. I just moved into a new house and need to plant two montmorency cherry trees that will produce those wonderful cherries. Cherry pie is my husband's favorite. Instead of birthday cake, he always wants birthday cherry pie. Kathleen I second Audrey's suggestion of cooking some of them down--I love to add some heat (cayenne and/or ginger) and/or citrus rind to fruit and use it to top sweet potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I also have an over abundance of cherries...could I freeze them with the pits in? Time is not on my side to pit all I have before they would e spoiled Dani **************Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips. (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolclassifieds/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Here is how to freeze them and yes you can freeze them with the pits if you want to. you'll just have thaw them before you remove them. I love using frozen fruit in my smoothies. http://www.ehow.com/how_2081375_freeze-cherries.html There are some delicious sounding cherry recipes on this sites as well as how to freeze them. Judy - avalanchemom1 Monday, June 15, 2009 11:38 AM Re: Sour Cherries I also have an over abundance of cherries...could I freeze them with the pits in? Time is not on my side to pit all I have before they would e spoiled Dani **************Download the AOL Classifieds Toolbar for local deals at your fingertips. (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolclassifieds/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, these were prized and referred to as pie cherries. Can them in pints and use a jar per pie. You can also make a kind of dessert with dumplings. Sorry, I don't have a recipe for that. MJ ________________________________ andefrayser <andefrayser Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:23:24 AM Sour Cherries I was blessed with a huge basket of sour cherries yesterday. It was payment for some work that I did for one of my elderly neighbors so I had to take them, but I have no idea what to do with them. They are very soft bodied and small but very tasty. Any ideas on preserving them or favorite ways to enjoy them? I've been handing off quart bags of them today and it doesn't look like I have made a dent. I'm afraid they'll spoil and I don't want to waste them. As usual, any help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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