tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post1075760085896242625..comments2024-03-18T04:06:39.843-05:00Comments on Finding Joy in My Kitchen: Kitchen Tip: Cherry PittingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-22139224237793120812009-08-28T16:27:52.735-05:002009-08-28T16:27:52.735-05:00I tried the straw trick and got nowhere with it . ...I tried the straw trick and got nowhere with it . . . I usually just dig the pit out with my fingernails . . . which is why I'm always purple for a week afterwards. I'll try to remember to use the knife tip next time - thanks for sharing!Lenettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342070002060603966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-35580048919441503502009-08-25T22:59:08.134-05:002009-08-25T22:59:08.134-05:00Great idea! My husband loves a fresh cherry cobbl...Great idea! My husband loves a fresh cherry cobbler I make! I do usually use a pitter, but you are right, they can be messy!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!! Many blessings!!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545842784272811865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-28861278095627934572009-08-25T20:49:03.714-05:002009-08-25T20:49:03.714-05:00A bunch of people told me on my blog last week (af...A bunch of people told me on my blog last week (after I complained that pitting cherries took so much time) that I should get a pitter, but your method is pretty much what I do...it just takes a lot longer to freeze cherries than, say, blueberries, you know? :) someone said you can poke a straw through them to get the pit out, too. An interesting idea!Kitchen Stewardshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237057208618360053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-74292879838082966582009-08-25T18:00:26.002-05:002009-08-25T18:00:26.002-05:00We love cherries too but we usually just eat them ...We love cherries too but we usually just eat them and spit out the pip ;-) I've never actually baked with fresh cherries!!! <br />Nice to know a knife will work just as well or even better than a pitter.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456546112499189990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-82950648734002252742009-08-25T17:55:38.763-05:002009-08-25T17:55:38.763-05:00I agree with Mary, wonderful pictures. I have alwa...I agree with Mary, wonderful pictures. I have always just cut them in half to get the pits out too, wondering if I was missing something by not buying a cherry pitter. Thank you for the tip and the reassurance.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749612604487739724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-84701620157305198052009-08-25T11:07:56.960-05:002009-08-25T11:07:56.960-05:00You make the procedure appear effortless and you&#...You make the procedure appear effortless and you've taken beautiful pictures to walk us through the steps that are involved. Thanks.Mary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-34033864307762257612009-08-25T09:41:16.481-05:002009-08-25T09:41:16.481-05:00Thanks! I hate making a mess with cherries too.Thanks! I hate making a mess with cherries too.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203042451637474168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-50942796203370299882009-08-25T08:09:52.050-05:002009-08-25T08:09:52.050-05:00I am waiting to see what you are going to make wit...I am waiting to see what you are going to make with those cherries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1313143544219095171.post-7184058998901376442009-08-25T07:59:49.101-05:002009-08-25T07:59:49.101-05:00Great job pitting those cherries. I also have a c...Great job pitting those cherries. I also have a cherry pitter and it does not always pit the cherry and you have to dig the pit out anyway.The Desperate Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542506477555605365noreply@blogger.com