Cherries

Saturday, Mary and I spent the afternoon canning cherries. We love cherry anything and finally found a source for them. My Mom found someone up by her that sells the fresh pitted ones that have been frozen. She got a box for me and sent them down with my sisters two weeks ago. We finally had the time to do them up on Saturday. I had never canned cherries before so I went in search of recipes.

The first thing I knew I wanted to make was pie filling. I did not want a whole lot but enough that I could make a crust, dump it in, bake and serve it to guests or take it down for a church potluck. Next, I wanted to make cherry jam. My Grandma used to make it and I had not had any since I was a child. I found the perfect recipe and have been enjoying it on toast this week. I have not been disappointed. It tastes just as good as I remember it from my childhood if not better. I then made Summer Solstice Jam which consists of blueberries and cherries. Last, I made spirited cherries, just a few to see if we will like them. I then had some leftover so made cherry crisp for dessert which was a big hit with my family. Lastly, I am going to make cherry bread with the rest of the leftovers.

I will share some of the recipes of the above things over the next couple of blogs.