Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
This pie filling is sure to be a major bargaining chip for food swaps. After all, who wouldn't want to bake up a tempting summer cherry pie during the winter doldrums?
Wojapi is an American Indian berry sauce. With very little sugar added, this sauce simply highlights the natural flavors of the berries. This version is made in the crock pot.
Sour cherries meet their soul mates, tart beach plums. The beach plum jelly base thinkens the cherry jam. The cherries are left whole for a delux presentation. Low sugar pectin keeps things from getting too tame. It's good.
Channel your inner granny and make this spicy sour cherry liqueur. It's just cherries, and a whole lot of sugar plus a whole lot of time. But in the end, you've got sweet cherry elixir to get you through the winter.
