What do you do with Mt Rainier cherries?

[ChickenPotPie]

We gleened pounds and pound of cherries today. Bing and Mt. Rainier. I've canned all sorts of Bing recipes but I'm not sure if Mt. Rainiers are treated/used in the same way.

Help, please?

 

[tamlynn]

wow, I've never had more than I can eat fresh. They are soooo good and very expensive here. I suppose you could dry them, make fruit leather, jam, anything else you'd do with cherries.

 

[deb4o]

I live in cherry country in WA,and my FIL grows Rainiers, we use them just like other varieties,great just canned and put in fruit salads,I also make jelly out of them.Enjoy!

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

Um, mail them to me? I'll buy lots!

You could pit them and freeze or dehydrate.

 

[dragonlaurel]

I'm jealous I need to teleport over there.
I could use about 50 lbs of them. Me and hubby would eat 5 lbs fresh, each. Make wine with 5 lbs, freeze about 5 lbs and dry the rest to snack on through the year. Yum!

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

No NO NO!!!

I was first! Me me me! I want them!

Did I mention... ME!

 

[dragonlaurel]

It's okay. I' ll teleport and pick my own. You can relax Green Egz.

 

[ChickenPotPie]

Ya'll are funny. I'll be happy to share if someone shows up at my door.

Thanks for the info. So, this'll be fun to use the two different varieties. I'll make jam, ice cream sauce, pit and freeze some, can some whole - both varieties. Of course, we eat them fresh, too. We had fruit smoothies for dinner tonight with loads of cherries. *slurp*

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

<sigh>

Teleporting skills on the fritz.

No money in the bank for airfare or postage.

<SIGH>