The cherries are getting ripe

[Bryan Simmons]

The cherries are getting ripe and we're beating the birds to them. My wife is going to make a cherry pie. They are very perishable, so she's pitting them immediately. We cancelled our other plans to focus on the cherries. We have a lot of fruit growing, and the cherries are great this year. Funny, but the sweet cherries took the year off.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/albums/72177720299526057

--Bryan

[GM]

bryang...@gmail.com wrote:

> The cherries are getting ripe and we're beating the birds to them. My wife is going to make a cherry pie. They are very perishable, so she's pitting them immediately. We cancelled our other plans to focus on the cherries. We have a lot of fruit growing, and the cherries are great this year. Funny, but the sweet cherries took the year off.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/albums/72177720299526057

Very nice...!!!

--
GM

[Bryan Simmons]

The pie requires 5 cups, and there was about
half a cup left, so I made a probiotic smoothie
with my home made yogurt.
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan

[GM]

Ah, next week I'm going to the Farmer's Market to get some cherries, several vendors
will be having them soon.

From a local food blog:

"Henry is going to be bringing lots of lettuce and spinach tomorrow, and the first of the
sugar snap peas as well as some beets and maybe some kohlrabi. There should still be
lots of asparagus tomorrow. I have not gotten any ramps yet. I assume they are done for the year.

There should be a few strawberries if you get there early tomorrow.

Next week there should be lots of strawberries. I talked to my sister in Michigan that took over our
family farm, and she is going to have u-pick cherries starting on 6/25.

She said they did not pollinate well this year, and she only has half of a crop, but it is still the largest
cherry crop she has had in four years. She has a full crop of peaches and apples..."

--
GM

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Post a picture of your pie, too!

[Bryan Simmons]

It'll be my wife's pie. All I did was help pick cherries.
I'll post a link to pix tomorrow.

--Bryan

[Bryan Simmons]

On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 1:49:05 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 12:58:01 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> > > bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > The cherries are getting ripe and we're beating the birds to them. My wife is going to make a cherry pie. They are very perishable, so she's pitting them immediately. We cancelled our other plans to focus on the cherries. We have a lot of fruit growing, and the cherries are great this year. Funny, but the sweet cherries took the year off.
> > > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/albums/72177720299526057
> > > Very nice...!!!
> > >
> > The pie requires 5 cups, and there was about
> > half a cup left, so I made a probiotic smoothie
> > with my home made yogurt.
> Ah, next week I'm going to the Farmer's Market to get some cherries, several vendors
> will be having them soon.
>

These are sour cherries. You can't really buy them
because they are very perishable. Right now the
sweet cherries are still way expensive, but in a few
weeks they'll be affordable, and I'm going to pig out
on them.

I'm about to start the grill for the miscut wings.
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan

[André Malraux]

On Sat, 4 Jun 2022 14:13:49 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons

A miscut is a local bird? Look, a flock of miscuts!

--
André Malraux
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[Bryan Simmons]

On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:22:01 PM UTC-5, André Malraux wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2022 14:13:49 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 1:49:05 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> >> bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Ah, next week I'm going to the Farmer's Market to get some cherries, several vendors
> >> will be having them soon.
> >>
> >These are sour cherries. You can't really buy them
> >because they are very perishable. Right now the
> >sweet cherries are still way expensive, but in a few
> >weeks they'll be affordable, and I'm going to pig out
> >on them.
> >
> >I'm about to start the grill for the miscut wings.
> A miscut is a local bird? Look, a flock of miscuts!
>

Chicken wings that were sloppily cut, and sold at a
discount. You wouldn't like its meaty goodness.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/albums/72177720299537473

--Bryan

[Denis Diderot]

On Sat, 4 Jun 2022 15:00:35 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons

<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 4:22:01 PM UTC-5, André Malraux wrote:
>> On Sat, 4 Jun 2022 14:13:49 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
>> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 1:49:05 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
>> >> bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Ah, next week I'm going to the Farmer's Market to get some cherries, several vendors
>> >> will be having them soon.
>> >>
>> >These are sour cherries. You can't really buy them
>> >because they are very perishable. Right now the
>> >sweet cherries are still way expensive, but in a few
>> >weeks they'll be affordable, and I'm going to pig out
>> >on them.
>> >
>> >I'm about to start the grill for the miscut wings.
>> A miscut is a local bird? Look, a flock of miscuts!
>>
>Chicken wings that were sloppily cut, and sold at a
>discount. You wouldn't like its meaty goodness.
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/albums/72177720299537473

Thanks.

[Michael Trew]

Those cherries and raspberries look great. What is the fruit in the
last few photos? I wish I had some fruit trees on my property.

I never have luck in beating the birds to outdoor fruit. There are
rhubarbs all around my neighbor's house. He said I'm welcome to them,
if I can manage before the birds.

You ought to can some of the cherries if you can (heh). Can it into pie
filling for a future date.

[Michael Trew]

On 6/4/2022 14:49, GM wrote:
> bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 12:58:01 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
>>> bryang...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> The cherries are getting ripe and we're beating the birds to
>>>> them. My wife is going to make a cherry pie.

>>> Very nice...!!!
>>>
>> The pie requires 5 cups, and there was about half a cup left, so I
>> made a probiotic smoothie with my home made yogurt.
>
> Ah, next week I'm going to the Farmer's Market to get some cherries,
> several vendors will be having them soon.

A local farm near me had their first batch of strawberries out when I
stopped by a couple of weeks ago. I was too cheap for a $7 container,
but I bet they are really good, so I might grab some next time (I pass
it going to work).

In typical procrastination fashion, I picked up a small flat of tomato
and bell pepper plants from the same place, that recent got into the
tilled soil. A little late, but the tomatoes are starting to flower
already. Romas and some kind of hybrid "super tomato" that the guy
talked me into. Also some eggplant and one other that I forgot what it
was (it will be a mystery). I have lettuce in a pot also. I'm afraid
of it being eaten if it goes into the ground.

I'm not sure how many folks here do flowers, but we used to have a local
Dahlia show that ran for 90 years. I went to the last show. There were
some gorgeous flowers, some over 12" in diameter. Unfortunately, the
whole club was aging, and they decided to shut down and disband. I did
buy several Dahlia tubers that I have started in pots. A few of which
are to be the giant size flowers.

[Hank Rogers]

Ahh, master was just getting a quick whiff. Bend over and let
master have a good long sniff.

[Hank Rogers]

Chicken parts are of no use to the master. They are missing the
cloaca. So there's nothing for master to sniff.

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 6/4/2022 9:58 PM, Michael Trew wrote:

>
> A local farm near me had their first batch of strawberries out when I
> stopped by a couple of weeks ago.  I was too cheap for a $7 container,
> but I bet they are really good, so I might grab some next time (I pass
> it going to work).
>

Strawberries around here are $3.25/quart. Look good but hard to find
ones really ripe. We had a farmer's market in CT and one lady had the
best, picked than morning, fully ripe. Delicious.

[Bryan Simmons]

On Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 8:38:04 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 6/4/2022 13:43, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > The cherries are getting ripe and we're beating the birds to them. My
> > wife is going to make a cherry pie. They are very perishable, so
> > she's pitting them immediately. We cancelled our other plans to
> > focus on the cherries. We have a lot of fruit growing, and the
> > cherries are great this year. Funny, but the sweet cherries took the
> > year off.
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/36178182@N08/albums/72177720299526057
> >
> > --Bryan
> Those cherries and raspberries look great. What is the fruit in the
> last few photos? I wish I had some fruit trees on my property.
>

The pix all have descriptions. Other than the sour cherries
and the mulberry, they are there because I planted them.
The sour cherry was there when we moved in. The
mulberry is thanks to a bird.

>
> I never have luck in beating the birds to outdoor fruit. There are
> rhubarbs all around my neighbor's house. He said I'm welcome to them,
> if I can manage before the birds.
>

You should at least plant blackberries. It the city, where
there are no deer, I can have thornless ones. Plant
Prime Ark-45 for thorny, and Prime Ark Traveler or
Freedom for thornless.

>
> You ought to can some of the cherries if you can (heh). Can it into pie
> filling for a future date.
>

We get just enough to make a few things. We don't can,
but if there are enough, we preserve some in kirsch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsch

--Bryan

[Ophelia]

I hope they do:))) Remember to post pics of them when they do:))))

[Michael Trew]

Thanks, I will.

[Michael Trew]

They were sold in quart containers (I think)... small baskets the size
of store containers, but they were heaped a bit higher.