Does anybody love them as much as myself? It's ashame that they're only in the stores here in the Midwest for 2 weeks, wish it could be longer. Cracks me up that they're called "Bing" cherries, makes me think of the late Bing Crosby.

Just read on the web, a cupful of cherries is only 91 calories! That's pretty darn good.

I haven't tried those cherries, but I do like the kind in the jars that are used mainly for desserts...Maraschino cherries. I'm waiting for a sexual joke about cherries to enter this thread.

Cherries have many great medicinal properties... ....and yep....

I LUV 'EM I am from cherry country ya know....

Cherry Festival right now too....the lite sweets are ready to be shaken from the trees....

pippet said:

Still waiting for her jam...

PurpleThunder said:

I had almost forgotten....lemme whip up a batch of english muffin bread to send along with that too

That would be me and my family. I buy sometimes $20 worth at a time. you know those pre-filled produce bags are about $12 worth, and I will buy 3 of those.
I figure you only get them once a year and it is better than eating candy, and taste a lot better too.

pippet said:

I can't wait! One thing to cross off my to buy before I move list...Jam

I love cherries... Bing are good, but I love, love, love Rainier Cherries!

When I was growing up, out in the sticks, and old man used to stand by the road and sell Rainer's. We used to always stop and buy loads of them, because it was difficult to find them in the stores... still is, and when you can find them they are expensive!

AnckSuNamun said:

When creating this thread, the very same thought entered my mind, that was why I made sure to include the word "Bing" in the title.

pippet said:

Cherry country! Would love to have a cherry tree in my backyard, just go outside and pick them whenever the craving would strike.

prodigalfan said:

Agreed.

AzureStarr said:

Never tried the Rainer cherries, but have seen them in the store. Do they have the same flavor as the Bings?

psychodelicide said:

LOL
My DH saved a cherry pit from a very good batch of cherries in hope of planting a cherry tree in our backyard. We live in Michigan... we should be able to have a cherry tree don't ya think?

prodigalfan said:

well...need 2 trees to produce fruit...male and female...but, I would recommend buying some trees already started...but, best of luck if ya can get the seed started in the house first..

pippet said:

I didn't know you needed a male and female. Hell, I thought bees did the fertilizing. I bet DH didn't know, and he thinks he is some farmer or something.
thanks for the info

prodigalfan said:

well...true...the bees do the fertilizing.....still need the pollen from both to make it work..lol

and no problem...always welcome..

I like Plums.

cherries...
damn we got some downstairs! *runs 4 cherries*

Lleena said:

what about prunes?

I had a cherry once. I lost it on the 16th floor of the Hyatt REgency Hotel in downtown Lexington, KY, to a man 17 years my senior.

But if we must talk food, I don't like them unless they're maraschino, in that jar you know, with the syrup.

prodigalfan said:

Didn't know that either, I thought you could just stick a cherry pit into the ground and it would produce a tree.

Lleena said:

My grandmother, when she was still alive, used to have a plum tree in her backyard, and we would pick them. They were sooooo good!

SammiJ said:

AnckSuNamun said:

Not too crazy about prunes, but to each their own.

Caligula said:

I was waiting for someone to post something of a sexual nature on this thread, and sure enough.

I love Rainier cheeries too.