Very methodicly I called every orchard within 250 miles to detemine where we could get picked and pitted tart cherries for our jam project this weekend. The one that met the requirements was only 50 miles away! So we loaded up Mike & Darlene’s (guests from NY) van and took off. Only to discover that only u-pick was being allowed. So Momma, Darlene & Mike got busy. Because the staples in my arm precluded reaching out I assumed my supine supervisory position in the van & closed my eyes to their shenanigans. It worked, they picked 14 lbs in 1/2 hour!!
The Ghost is back Jay went into the hospital for observation, breathing problems, last night and his post has sat in limbo for a few day. His eye sight went haywire again so bear with me while I finish this for him.
The above picture is Mike rinsing and separating pitted from none pitted cherries.
Here Dar is at the new cherry pitter and Momma (me) is at the stove with the wooden spoon. Everyone works on a project like this.
Tart cherry jam with just a touch of almond flavor was the results. Forgive me but in all the confusion I forgot to note how many jars we put up.
The second half of his project was Tart Cherry sauce and they certainly look good too.
The apricots are due in the next couple of weeks so he has to get better real quick. Thanks for allowing me to haunt the site again. MOMMA