We spent less than 40 minutes picking and managed to net a little over 20 pounds of strawberries. They were ripe and plentiful last night!
We were told that there were also some ripe cherry trees at the orchard and we couldn't resist picking some of those as well. We had never picked cherries before.
After eating one right off the tree and feeling like the enamel on my teeth was going to come off, I let the kids know the cherries were REALLY sour. And although my kids love sour stuff - including sucking on lemons and limes - I wasn't sure even they would like them.
But they had to try them and both agreed that they were in fact pucker-face sour.
We only picked two pounds of cherries and that was just enough for a cobbler. I had never made a fresh cherry cobbler before and decided to add some sweet wild blueberries to offset the tartness of the cherries (and to avoid having to add so much sugar - the recipe called for a cup and a half but with the blueberries a single cup was more than enough).
The kids and Fino gave the dish a big thumbs up and suggested we go pick more cherries today.
I guess we've got another favorite fruit season in our house now. I just wish it wasn't so time consuming to pit the cherries ...
CHERRY BERRY COBBLER Recipe
- 1 cup sugar 3 Tablespoons corn starch 3 cups sour cherries (pits removed) 1 cup wild blueberries
In a separate bowl, add the following ingredients and mix just until combined.
- 3 Tablespoons shortening 1 cup flour 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk
Do you have a favorite berry recipe? Post it below!
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