Comments on: Sour Cherries http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/ Focused on food. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dana http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/comment-page-1/#comment-5260 dana Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:54:52 +0000 http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=445#comment-5260 I Tracy I am sorry to say I do not have the information you are looking for. I know sour cherries are sold frozen from many smaller local farms that produce fruit for whole sale, and this might be the case in your neck of the woods. But fresh sour cherries are so fragile that they rarely make it home from the farmers market before they start to bruise, and if not used within a few days they begin to perish. So I am not confident that many sources will ship fresh sour cherries. I would suggest asking someone with experience sourcing produce in your area, like a high end restaurant, or specialty grocer. I Tracy

I am sorry to say I do not have the information you are looking for. I know sour cherries are sold frozen from many smaller local farms that produce fruit for whole sale, and this might be the case in your neck of the woods. But fresh sour cherries are so fragile that they rarely make it home from the farmers market before they start to bruise, and if not used within a few days they begin to perish. So I am not confident that many sources will ship fresh sour cherries. I would suggest asking someone with experience sourcing produce in your area, like a high end restaurant, or specialty grocer.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/comment-page-1/#comment-5259 Tracy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:13:05 +0000 http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=445#comment-5259 Hi There, I live in Mew England (MA to be exact,) and I have searched high and low for sour cherries. There was an orchard near where I grew up as a young child, but unfortunately it is no longer there. I have such fond memories of sour cherry pie, and nothing in my mind beats it. Does anyone know who might ship sour cherries? I found your name on the internet and I'm hoping you can help me out. I know they aren't quite in season yet, but I would give anything to get my hands on several quarts of them. Thanks in advance for your time and troubles. Sincerely, Tracy Hi There,
I live in Mew England (MA to be exact,) and I have searched high and low for sour cherries. There was an orchard near where I grew up as a young child, but unfortunately it is no longer there. I have such fond memories of sour cherry pie, and nothing in my mind beats it. Does anyone know who might ship sour cherries? I found your name on the internet and I’m hoping you can help me out. I know they aren’t quite in season yet, but I would give anything to get my hands on several quarts of them.

Thanks in advance for your time and troubles.

Sincerely,
Tracy

]]> By: AJ http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/comment-page-1/#comment-5225 AJ Wed, 14 May 2008 17:13:11 +0000 http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=445#comment-5225 Ah, so the pits will provide mostly bitter almond notes vs. the flavors of the fruit from which it came? Thanks for the response Matthew...and for the reminder about cooking the pits. Ah, so the pits will provide mostly bitter almond notes vs. the flavors of the fruit from which it came? Thanks for the response Matthew…and for the reminder about cooking the pits.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/comment-page-1/#comment-5221 Matthew Wed, 14 May 2008 01:45:27 +0000 http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=445#comment-5221 I can try and answer this one. Cherry pits, apricot pits, peach pits, and stones of other fruits in the _Prunus_ genus all taste very similar, like bitter almonds. (Bitter almonds are, in fact, a fruit in the _Prunus_ genus.) They can be used interchangeably in cooking--with emphasis on the cooking, since they are poisonous raw. Cherry pits taste completely different from cherries, though the flavors are complementary. I can try and answer this one. Cherry pits, apricot pits, peach pits, and stones of other fruits in the _Prunus_ genus all taste very similar, like bitter almonds. (Bitter almonds are, in fact, a fruit in the _Prunus_ genus.) They can be used interchangeably in cooking–with emphasis on the cooking, since they are poisonous raw.

Cherry pits taste completely different from cherries, though the flavors are complementary.

]]> By: AJ http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/comment-page-1/#comment-5213 AJ Tue, 13 May 2008 15:43:56 +0000 http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=445#comment-5213 I know the emphasis is on sour cherries...but you do mention other pits. Are the kernels of all of them suitable for ice cream/sauce making? Which ones have you made in the past? Have you infused the kernel flavor in the the fruit themselves? Sounds like a great way to extract even more flavor. I know the emphasis is on sour cherries…but you do mention other pits. Are the kernels of all of them suitable for ice cream/sauce making? Which ones have you made in the past? Have you infused the kernel flavor in the the fruit themselves? Sounds like a great way to extract even more flavor.

]]> By: Dana McCauley http://www.tastingmenu.com/2008/05/12/sour-cherries/comment-page-1/#comment-5201 Dana McCauley Mon, 12 May 2008 20:41:15 +0000 http://www.tastingmenu.com/?p=445#comment-5201 How strange! I literally just came from Matthew's site to yours. I thought for a second that there was a preseason surge in cherry interest! What a small world it is even in the blogosphere! How strange! I literally just came from Matthew’s site to yours. I thought for a second that there was a preseason surge in cherry interest!

What a small world it is even in the blogosphere!

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