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'Cooking Cherries'

Ben9Ben9 Posts: 15
in Fruit & veg

We moved into our new house this year and we were told we have 'cooking cherry' trees at the end of our garden.

Well now they are up and ripe, I tasted a few and they don't taste very sour to me. In fact, they were only slightly sharp, very edible.

Is there such a thing as cooking cherries and are these safe to eat raw?

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  • Ben9Ben9 Posts: 15

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     Here is a picture of them

  • Ben9Ben9 Posts: 15

    Thanks, we have a pigeon nesting in the tree next to them! image

    The cat and dogs help keep the birds away!

    They taste ok to me, might experiment with some different recipes and eat a bowl of them raw and see what happens!

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  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Ben9 You could do cherry jam or a pie or maybe cherry brandyimage
  • Ben9Ben9 Posts: 15

    I like the idea of Brandy! Any good recipe tips?

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    I think all you have to do is fill a jar half full with brandy then Peirce the cherries so the brandy can soak in put them in brandy until the jar is full then leave it. I don't know how long, maybe someone else will know.image
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    http://www.food.com/recipe/rumtopf-traditional-german-fruit-preserve-beverage-140344  image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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