| Storing and Cooking With Cherries |
| Kelly Givens shares storage tips and some delicious recipes using cherries. |
From "Fresh From the Orchard"
episode DFFO-105 |
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Kelly Givens shares tips on freezing extra cherries for later use and demonstrates an easy way to take the "pits" out of pitting cherries. She also gives a valuable tip that may help keep your dry cleaning bill down and shares a recipe for an old-fashioned cherry cobbler.
FreezingSweet or tart, cherries are a special treat. Of course, they are best eaten fresh from the orchard, but if you have a surplus of cherries, you can freeze some for later use. Frozen cherries may lose some of their texture but not a bit of their flavor. To freeze, put cherries in a single layer on a cookie sheet (figure A) and place them in your freezer for two to three hours. Once frozen, they can be poured into a large container for storage (figure B). With this method, the cherries won't stick to one another, and you can easily remove just a few from the freezer at a time (figure C).
PittingTo pit a cherry cut it in half lengthwise with a paring knife (figure D) and use the tip of the knife to wedge out the pit (figure E). It's best to pit cherries over a bowl to collect any juices. Also, cherry juice can stain your clothes so you might want to tie on an apron when working with cherries.
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