If you ever have encountered some type of cherry flavored medicine during your childhood, I am here to say I am sorry. Let me be your cherry therapist. There is hope for you. You can overcome it. Not all cherry flavored things taste like horrible medicine. Believe or not. That is why today I am…
Michigan Cherries
When are Queen Anne Cherries in Season?
One of the more popular summer posts on my blog has been my post on Queen Anne cherries that I wrote back in 2010. That’s like another life time ago in the high tech blogging world. I thought it was appropriate to do another one. I picked up some fresh Queen Anne cherries at the…
Best (Tasting) Caffeine Free Sodas List
One of the reasons people drink so much soda pop is for the caffeine, they are addicted to it. They “need” that caffeine to get through their day. So they drink too much of it or the resort to drinking versions containing artificial sweeteners which may not be so good for you either. I enjoy…
Balaton Cherries
In the sour cherry world, Montmorency has reigned for a while as king. But there are other sour cherries out there that are looking to give the king a challenge. The Balaton cherry was introduced to the United States by Dr. Amy Iezzoni from Michigan State University. It originated in Hungary. When compared to a…
What are Montmorency Cherries?
When it comes to sour cherries – the Montmorency is the king. It is the most common sour cherry grown in the US. Most of them are grown in Michigan, but also Door County in Wisconsin is known for them. They are named after a valley in France. Their color is a beautiful bright red…
U-Pick Review: Tart Cherries at Wasem Fruit Farm (Milan, MI)
I have been anticipating picking cherries at Wasem Fruit Farm ever since I visited the farm when the cherry trees were blooming. That was a pretty sight, but not as beautiful as seeing ripe red cherries hanging around waiting to be picked. I headed to Wasem for picking on Friday, July 8th, 2011. It was…
Michigan U-Pick Cherry News (7/6/2011) – Open for Picking
UPDATE: Check out my report on the 2013 Michigan Cherry Crop It’s time! Time to pick cherries! Farms across the state of Michigan are open for u-pick. But you need not wait. Some places that don’t have a lot of u-pick trees are already picked out. The picking conditions seem to vary alot and they…
Sam Cherries
This past weekend, I picked up a new variety of cherry (at least knew for me), Sam. It was hard to find out much about them online without stumbling upon a Sam’s Club link (if you are here looking for info on cherries at Sam’s Club, then just take a few moments to check out…
Michigan U-Pick Cherry News (6/24/2011)
UPDATE: Check out my report on the 2013 Michigan Cherry Crop While I have spend the last few weeks talking about this year’s crop of strawberries in Michigan, it is time to start looking into the future and the future is cherries! We are roughly a week (in some cases less) until farms in southern…
First Michigan Sweet Cherries of the Year – the Cavalier Cherry
Nothing can beat the flavor of a fresh cherry. When they are in season, I always make sure I have some on hand. So far I have been enjoying cherries from California. This past Saturday for the first time this year, I had a Michigan grown cherry. I was surprised to see cherries available at…