Sour Cherry Heaven

Sour cherries are one of those ephemeral gifts of nature: if everything goes right, and it’s not too hot, or too cold, and it rains just enough, but not too much, and it doesn’t hail, cherry growers (and eaters) are rewarded with about two weeks of sweet-tart perfection. Because they are so precious, I had [...]

Posted on July 8th, 2010 in Canning, Condiments, Gluten free, preserving, Sweets, vegan | Tags: , , , , , , , | | 5 comments

FRUIT: And so it begins.

Here in Philadelphia, summer seems to have come early. Most of my favorite New Jersey U-picks (which they insist on calling “Pick Your Own”) have opened, and the deluge of fruit has begun. Last weekend’s haul included 15 pounds of strawberries and about 20 pounds of sweet cherries. Sour cherries should be ready in a [...]

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 in Canning, dehydrating, Freezing, preserving, vegetables | Tags: , , , , , , , | | 8 comments

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