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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: flossy on July 05, 2009, 17:54:00

Title: Morello cherries
Post by: flossy on July 05, 2009, 17:54:00

   Need to start harvesting these or the birdies are gonna get them [ where are they ? ]

   Don't have a cherry de - stoner  --  does anyone have a DIY method where I don't have to cut the cherry in half ?

    Thanks,   

     floss xxx

Title: Re: Morello cherries
Post by: manicscousers on July 05, 2009, 18:24:11

bite, spit, eat  ;D
sorry, flossy couldn't resist , can't think of another way  :)

Title: Re: Morello cherries
Post by: flossy on July 05, 2009, 19:31:23

  Oh manics,  ---    they are soooooo   sour,   only for sauce, syrup or jam,

   ... did warn him but No 1 son picked and eat ---   then said ''  wheres the compost bin !!! ''

    Thank you for your interest , -  gotta think of another way !

     Where we live , finding a cherry de- stoner, would mean trawling half of Hertfordshire,

     -- via the elite suburbs,  who's got the time, gotta water !!

     floss xxx

Title: Re: Morello cherries
Post by: manicscousers on July 05, 2009, 19:50:29

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/cherry-pitter-stoner-olive-stone-date-prunes_W0QQitemZ110410584514QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Kitchen_Accessories?hash=item19b4fbd1c2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1686%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
or
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/cherry+stoner/product/7096

Title: Re: Morello cherries
Post by: flossy on July 05, 2009, 20:24:25

 

   Thank you manics,    always save the day,    :-*

     floss xxx

Title: Re: Morello cherries
Post by: dtw on July 05, 2009, 20:28:03

I steamed my cherries, let them cool down and then squished each stone out by hand.
It was a bit messy, but I am using them for pie filling.

Mine are stella cherries.

Title: Re: Morello cherries
Post by: flossy on July 06, 2009, 16:46:34

  Thanks dtw,  squishing sounds fun !

   ---   might give that a go !

   floss xxx