Another blogger told me about memes ( a word I had to look up because I never heard it before) and I am going to try linking up to one today. It seems a fun idea. For this meme, people from all over the world write about what's going on on a given day, then all the links are gathered and shared. If all goes well, after you read this, you can click on the URL at the bottom of the page to see what other part of the world grabs your interest.
So. Today in my corner of the world it is cherry picking time.
This is my cherry tree, sour cherries for pies. The birds in my yard love them as much as we do, and it is a battle every summer to get enough for a few pies. I've tried netting the tree but the birds get under the net, get caught, and then guess who has to free them.
That green thing is an old cherry pitter. The cherries go in the dish, one rolls into the chute, you whack the plunger that forces the pit through a hole in the bottom and the cherry continues down the chute into a bowl. Theoretically speaking. In reality, about every other cherry involves a malfunction (too small, goes right down the hole with the pit), so there is a lot of hand pitting involved.
I have picked and pitted enough for a couple pies so far. The birds have pecked and rendered inedible enough for at least 10 pies. I can't show you a beautiful pie picture because the cherries are waiting in the freezer for two special occasions: Christmas, and my mom's birthday. Cherry pie is her favorite.
Incredible how efficient the birds are. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully informative.
ReplyDeleteOh! These birds!
ReplyDeleteHappy cherry picking for rest of the season.
Welcome to the world of memes! They are everywhere! I love the shot of your cherry tree, it's so colorful. I'm glad you rescued some from the birds. Maybe sharing the tree will 'net' you some good photos to share. :)
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! Good info too!
ReplyDeleteI would like a machine to de stone cherries. A great idea. Welcome to 'Our World Tuesday'.
ReplyDeletewelcome to the world of blogging - what a lot of work and wastage is involved in getting enough cherries for a few pies.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool!!
ReplyDeleteLove cherry pie. How nice to have your own cherry tree, shame about the birds. Have fun with your memes. I used to join memes but found it too hard to keep up so I dropped them.
ReplyDeleteoh delicious! I love cherries. We don't have them in abundance here but I always buy them when I see them in the shops.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week and thankyou for stopping by my blog today.
That's a lot of cherry pitting but well worth the delicious taste of cherry pie- especially with a scope vanilla ice cream to top it off- yum ~:)
ReplyDeleteOh, we used to have one of those pitters. I think we inherited it from Bill's grandmother. His family used to raise and sell cherries and after we were married, they still had a few trees left, although they weren't in the business by then. Your picture is great and the memories are even better!! And I'm wondering who has the cherry pitter now. (We sold out years ago after we retired and traveled in an RV for a decade or so.)
ReplyDeletePS: Keep on with those memes! I have "met" so many wonderful bloggers that way.
ReplyDeleteOh a delish pie sounds do good right now! We just bought a blue berry and rasberry bush. The birds haven't discovered them yet....perhaps they are afraid of our dog...What they don't know is that he could care less for the birds...He's after that pesky squirrel!!! :0)
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Joanne