Jun
28
Click here for the most recent update. Last week, I talked about the condition of the cherry crop and status of u-pick farms in Michigan. Today I have some additional news to report. Wasem’s Fruit Farm in Milan will NOT be offering u-pick cherries this season. Their crop was too small. But you can still …
Jun
22
The Rainier cherry is a sweet, light-colored (some call them golden) cherry that is white on the inside. They are considered a “premium” cherry so you will find them to be more expensive at your local supermarket (I got some on sale at Meijer in Michigan for $3 a pound). They are a great cherry …
Jun
21
Last week, I was shopping at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, and one of the vendors there was selling Queen Anne cherries. What are Queen Anne cherries? They are a sweet, light colored cherry, who also go by the name of Royal Ann(e). They are cherries that you can eat out of hand or cook …
Jun
21
Click here for the most recent update. I have been looking into doing some cherry picking this season. Unfortunately the news I have gotten from local farms has not been good. I checked with Kapnick Orchards in Britton, MI and they said they will not be doing U-Pick cherries this season. I also heard from …
Jun
08
Sprecher knows how to draw people to their products with their colorful bottles featuring colorful characters. Their Ravin’ Red Cranberry-Cherry flavor has a red bird carrying some cranberries and cherries in it’s claws on the bottle. This is the first time I have encountered a soda pop that is suppose to be cranberry-cherry flavor, so …
Apr
07
Shirley Temple has been a popular kids drink for years. Typically a Shirley Temple is a mixture of cherry and lemon-lime soda pop like Sprite or 7UP. The Matt Brewing Company has come out with their bottled verison of the classic. This drink falls under their Saranac line of beverages. The label around the neck …
Mar
31
Pomegranate has been all the rage lately in the United States. We are now seeing it included in many juice drinks, including one made by Nantucket Nectars – Pomegranate Cherry. This drink is 100% juice and contains the following juices: apple, cranberry, pomegranate, and cherry. I was surprised to see cranberry included on this list. …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
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