Before you can 'CAN' cherries you need to pick them! How fun is that. I am always talking to Jake about finding wild berries and picking them. Doesn't that seem so Anne of Green Gables. Alas, these cherries weren't wild, but they were FREE and we still had loads of fun. The Bishop offered us some of the surplus from his cherry tree. Once again we are reaping the benefits of Mani's hard work.
Next came the canning part. I must admit I was a bit nervous to can all by myself. I looked online forever and found this great youtube video on canning. The Bishop also lent me a cherry pitter. (See below) So much fun! Cherries may be my favorite thing to can. It is so easy and fast. Just wash, pit, and can. No blanching, no removing skin, and no slicing. Piece of cake, man. And so yummy!
However, the bad thing about cherries, I have learned, is that they stain counters (at least mine) really bad. I tried everything to get the pinkish purple stains to go away. I tried the normal cleaners like Fantastic and then Baking Powder paste. But they didn't make a bit of difference. Great, now that we are about to sell our house, I go and ruin our counters. :( Finally, online I discovered a story about George Washington making a cherry pie and being embarrassed about having dyed fingers afterward and how he used lemon juice to remove the stain. I figured I would give it a shot. This remedy worked the best so far, but I still had some faint stains. What really got rid of everything easily was...da ta da da ta da...Mr. Clean white erasers. These things are a miracle worker. And it came off so easy with it. I didn't even have to scrub. Just a quick wipe with the miracle eraser and it was all gone. I am so sold on this product I could do a commercial for them.
My dirty cherry stained counters
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