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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 604863" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Depends on what type they are. Tart are for pies. We have a family pie that my gma used to make that I have never heard of anywhere but in the family. It is a pastry cream, like a vanilla pudding but way different than the boxed puddings, and you stir in tart cherries and top with meringue. It is incredible and I have never found anyone who likes cherries who didn't go totally nuts over it. I have a microwave version of the pastry cream that is WAY easier than the traditional recipe is. </p><p></p><p>Sweet cherries go into other things, sauces and the like, plus are just eaten as is. Either way they can be pitted and then frozen. Put them on wax paper or parchment paper or a brown paper bag opened up on a cookie sheet. Put it in the freezer and in a couple of hours when they are totally frozen take them off the cookie sheet and put them in a ziploc until you are ready to use them. </p><p></p><p>I have a recipe for homemade maraschino cherries that are actually edible and not those nasty ones you get at the store. Well, 2 recipes. One is with alcohol and one without. </p><p></p><p>You can also put them into a container with vinegar and let it sit for a few weeks in the fridge. Then use for salads, basting pork, etc...</p><p></p><p>There is also a recipe for a fruit 'compote' where you soak different fruits in brandy (I usually use rum or half rum half vodka instead because we don't really like brandy). You can serve this on cakes, ice cream, etc... and it is wonderful though not for the kiddies. It keeps pretty much forever. My aunt used to have this big glass jar and she would put whatever cherries or berries she had in season in the jar and keep it covered iwth brandy. When she served it, WOW! I used to get a small amt of it as a kid and it was about the only alcohol I liked. Not sure why, but it was just amazing. She had a friend offer her $100 for a mason jar of it one year. She taught that lady how to make her own instead. I know for at least several years she just kept it full in the cellar or in the summer if it got hot she put it into the fridge until the weather cooled. </p><p></p><p>I can provide you with recipes tomorrow if you want. Mostly you can freeze them and then put them in recipes later if you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 604863, member: 1233"] Depends on what type they are. Tart are for pies. We have a family pie that my gma used to make that I have never heard of anywhere but in the family. It is a pastry cream, like a vanilla pudding but way different than the boxed puddings, and you stir in tart cherries and top with meringue. It is incredible and I have never found anyone who likes cherries who didn't go totally nuts over it. I have a microwave version of the pastry cream that is WAY easier than the traditional recipe is. Sweet cherries go into other things, sauces and the like, plus are just eaten as is. Either way they can be pitted and then frozen. Put them on wax paper or parchment paper or a brown paper bag opened up on a cookie sheet. Put it in the freezer and in a couple of hours when they are totally frozen take them off the cookie sheet and put them in a ziploc until you are ready to use them. I have a recipe for homemade maraschino cherries that are actually edible and not those nasty ones you get at the store. Well, 2 recipes. One is with alcohol and one without. You can also put them into a container with vinegar and let it sit for a few weeks in the fridge. Then use for salads, basting pork, etc... There is also a recipe for a fruit 'compote' where you soak different fruits in brandy (I usually use rum or half rum half vodka instead because we don't really like brandy). You can serve this on cakes, ice cream, etc... and it is wonderful though not for the kiddies. It keeps pretty much forever. My aunt used to have this big glass jar and she would put whatever cherries or berries she had in season in the jar and keep it covered iwth brandy. When she served it, WOW! I used to get a small amt of it as a kid and it was about the only alcohol I liked. Not sure why, but it was just amazing. She had a friend offer her $100 for a mason jar of it one year. She taught that lady how to make her own instead. I know for at least several years she just kept it full in the cellar or in the summer if it got hot she put it into the fridge until the weather cooled. I can provide you with recipes tomorrow if you want. Mostly you can freeze them and then put them in recipes later if you want. [/QUOTE]
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