tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post8120214302475076920..comments2021-09-29T20:40:35.264-04:00Comments on MooseBoots: Black Cherry JellyDeus Ex Machinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05425336387322313716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-42969763255464588252010-09-17T06:39:33.739-04:002010-09-17T06:39:33.739-04:00Jennifer, I remember my first visit to family in L...Jennifer, I remember my first visit to family in Liverpool. They took me out on a pub crawl on Christmas Eve and introduced me to Apple Cider. Christmas morning it was eggs and blood sausage ... now I had a lot of cider, but ... I am not convinced it was not the sausage that made me nauseous the next morning (hangover?!). I am not likely to give up any time soon. As a matter of fact, I am still looking at the remaining Black Cherries and wondering if I may have picked them too early .... No one has ever accused me of being stubborn. ;-)Deus Ex Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425336387322313716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-22784785424881694512010-09-16T14:49:46.182-04:002010-09-16T14:49:46.182-04:00In England we have 'eating' cherries and &...In England we have 'eating' cherries and 'cooking' cherries. There are recipes out there to suit even the bitterest of your fruits (of course they are a part of English cuisine, so you're taking a chance!). Sour cherries make a good sauce for ducks, or you could combine them with a sweeter fruit for jelly, or even use them in a chutney. Eveything can be made into chutney which is great with cold meat and cheeses. Don't give up!Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-8800604177358058472010-09-15T13:33:37.782-04:002010-09-15T13:33:37.782-04:00Yup, I just harvested one to give to the girl who ...Yup, I just harvested one to give to the girl who gave me the plants. (Variety was Sugar Baby, I think) It has a circumference of 30 inches, and weighs over 16 pounds! Woo hoo! I've taken photos and will post on my blog later.<br /><br />We had lots of heat this summer, alternating with lots of rain - just what watermelons love, in addition to the mushroom compost I worked in when planting.<br /><br />And yes, we are MUCH further north from you. Goggle map Grand Valley, Ontario...<br /><br />JulieJulie Baumlisbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491044461309571172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-28307380345353372952010-09-13T17:30:15.789-04:002010-09-13T17:30:15.789-04:00Wait ...?!? Julie - you grow watermelon? Aren...Wait ...?!? Julie - you grow <i>watermelon</i>? Aren't you even further north than we are? <br /><br />We have never been able to get watermelon to grow bigger than a baseball, which doesn't make for much melon. <br /><br />So ... very ... jealous! *grin*Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-510374057049182132010-09-10T06:05:47.729-04:002010-09-10T06:05:47.729-04:00Julie, you, and all of my readers, are welcome. W...Julie, you, and all of my readers, are welcome. Wendy and I know that we have an incredible life together with our amazing girls. We too are mourning the end of the farmer's market ... there have been fewer vendors for the past few weeks. Luckily, the local grocery store does some great work with local farms (the products from which are prudly labeled "close to home").Deus Ex Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425336387322313716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-34642701402761193782010-09-09T22:39:15.644-04:002010-09-09T22:39:15.644-04:00You two sound like quite the team :) By reading y...You two sound like quite the team :) By reading your posts and Wendy's blog, your readers have come to know your whole family quite well - thank you for sharing! 5 more weeks of market before the end of our sales season...boo hoo! Fall is very near...we're actually supposed to go down perilously close to frost tomorrow night - might have to cover up the watermelons, squash, basil, tomatoes...I hate this part of fall!Julie Baumlisbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491044461309571172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-32352978517969411572010-09-09T06:17:44.636-04:002010-09-09T06:17:44.636-04:00Julie, this post is very much tongue in cheek. I ...Julie, this post is very much tongue in cheek. I tend to be very "persistent" sometimes and grudgingly give up. As Wendy points out, we knew they were bitter ... I just hoped the bitterness was lessened by heating ... apparently not.<br /><br />Wendy, I really like all of my toes. Thanks for playing along.Deus Ex Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425336387322313716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-78480641388054727302010-09-08T08:44:43.418-04:002010-09-08T08:44:43.418-04:00Um ... excuse me? I think this isn't terribly...Um ... excuse me? I think this isn't terribly fair to the rest of us. I mean, who's who? Right? Am I the lazy dog or the sorry, old pig wallowing in her mud pit (which I hear is very good for the skin)?<br /><br />*We* already knew what the black cherries were bitter and best left to the birds and no amount of sugar would make them palatable :). We're happy to accompany you, though, but I wouldn't call harvesting black cherries a "leg" on your journey. It's more like a toe - the little one - and really, it's probably the least necessary appendage.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121288141677007319.post-39779452265882056562010-09-08T06:51:16.643-04:002010-09-08T06:51:16.643-04:00Oops! I thought we were going to be swapping recip...Oops! I thought we were going to be swapping recipes, since I cleaned almost 15 pounds of elderberries (also a painstaking job that took hours), and made some syrup and jelly. Everyone passed through the kitchen to see what I was doing, but no one offered to help. In my case, thankfully, the jelly turned out awesome - although it took 3 batches to get the right amount of sugar and pectin for it to set. Maybe I should send you a jar, and you can mark it "black cherry jelly"...My next project will be rose hip jelly after the frost hits my roses...Julie Baumlisbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00491044461309571172noreply@blogger.com