I´ve been gathering cherries today!!!

Cherries! YUM! one of my all time favorites, but we haven't been buying them because the diet doesn't let us eat too many, darn it!

Yes and it easy to make. the fruit i normally use is pineapple, apple, peanut and raisin. basically i start with boil hot water, put the sugar and mix together with the fruit. wait until a little bit thick and ready to eat but better to wait until it cool.

Hi Marg; I suppose this is one of the great benefits of residing in Chile in December! Our cherry season is now passed. Our yield this year was not as good as some past. We are big on preserving fruit. We do make jam often. Everything we make is always from scratch. For the jams, the mixture is usually that of blackberries. Strawberries and rhubarb as well as apples and blackberries and pear and strawberries. Absolutely delicious. We will make cherry jam as well, when the yield allows. My all time favorite however is the strawberry rhubarb. We can our Bartlet pears which are very nice for a change once in a while and we do prepare apple sauce to eat with pork. We have not tried the cherries in this fashion but perhaps we may since reading your discussion. Thanks!

I made some jam many years ago when I was unemployed and a friend had excess fruit. Then, a couple of years ago my dad had many oranges that were not fit to eat as they were too bitter but they made an excellent marmalade. I think i made a chilli chutney since I've been here as well. That was delicious and great to add to different dishes while they cooked....it all seems such a long time ago for some reason.

Nice to hear that you have picked a lot of cherries! Indeed, cherries are expensive as they are rich in vitamin Cs and anti-oxidants. But it's my first time hearing about baked pork with cherry sauce...must be really tasty. I have to try it out one day!

Hiya margi, Cherries I love black cherries, red cherries, cherries in chocolate in Jam the whole lot. This year we have not had many Cherries going around here either it´s like the Apricots which I love but they have not been in good condition to eat either. Once I made fresh Lemon Curd from real Lemons and everyone wanted to try it. Just for once I made something that went down a treat. The Kitchen at School smelled of Lemon Curd for ages after. Lot of time goes into making Lemon Curd not as easy as the other Jams to make but it sure was worth it.

I miss cherry season... 6 more months. :-(

I have not had cherries in years! I am not one to make homemade jams but I wish I was after reading your discussion! My parents have almost every fruit tree imaginable in their garden and my sister and I often go home with bags and bags of mandarins, apples etc. They are missing a cherry tree...Must talk to them about that...

Oh my gosh! I LOVE cherry jam. My parents use to have a cherry tree in their yard, and they would share cherries with me every year. Cherry jam/jelly is so easy to make and it taste so good! I would love to have a cherry tree or even a couple of cherry trees in my yard. If I had a cherry tree, I would share the fruit with my friends and family.

I don't even know how to cook, furthermore, jam is not a common dish in my country, so I really wonder how it tastes, but I ate cherries before actually, and they were indeed yummy.

You know what? I am really envy of you because even though that I am already 33 years old, I never had the taste of fresh Cherries. All Ive tasted was the preserved one mixed in fruit cocktails or the bottled ones used for garnishings. I am a native of the Philippines and if im not mistaken, there's no cherry trees that grow here. About four moths ago, I happened to saw fresh Cherries inside one of the high end mall here in our country, i really really wanted to buy, but the smallest amount you should buy is one kilo and the price is so high, 1 thousand pesos per kilo or about $22. Right now that im 2 months preggy, just reading your discussion makes me crave for cherries... I make jams as well, but not frequent, were not having any fruit bearing trees here and we just buy for them. Pineapple is the one im making for jam and I just usually buy strawberry or mango jams in the groceries when I feel like eating them. Good night!