530024 Tue Jun 17 14:19:23 -0700 2008 14 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 3788675 Bings and rainiers are all well and good, but I've got some pie to make. Where can I find sour Montmorency pie cherries -- the kind that I picked every summer, baked into a dozen pies, and filled my freezer with in Virginia? Help is very much appreciated! Tue Jun 17 14:19:23 -0700 2008 201618 paprikahead 1 3788688 I see them at Berkeley Bowl every year. Not sure if they've arrived yet this year. Tue Jun 17 14:24:58 -0700 2008 3788675 31877 lmarie 1 3788707 They had them at Alemany last Saturday, and she thought they'd be available next week too. I forget the name of the farm, but it's in the extreme northeast corner of the market. They were really good, and I think they were about 5 dollars per pound? Maybe 4.50. This same farm had fresh boysenberries on Sat, and they were amazing. She didn't think she'd have these next week though. Dave MP Tue Jun 17 14:30:27 -0700 2008 3788675 21930 Dave MP 1 3788780 not that they aren't worth the trek, but has anyone ever seen them at the civic center or ferry plaza markets? Tue Jun 17 14:50:41 -0700 2008 3788675 201618 paprikahead 2 3788824 I don't know about those specific cherries, but there is a stand in the front of the Ferry Building market (near the St. Benoit yogurt stand) where sour cherries were available last year. I have gone every Saturday for the past 3 weeks and they keep saying maybe next week, maybe next weeek. It might be worth a check this Saturday if you are there. It's a stand that sells only cherries, pies, other berries and almonds. Post from last year: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/415908 Tue Jun 17 15:09:43 -0700 2008 3788780 14374 Mari 3 3789011 Lagier Tue Jun 17 16:24:42 -0700 2008 3788824 10133 wally 3 3789075 they (lagier ranch) did have them this weekend, but they were sold out by 8:30am. so if you go, go early! Tue Jun 17 16:53:25 -0700 2008 3788824 43917 mbaldauf 4 3789112 And I actually missed this past Saturday! It seems like a one weekend a year type of thing. Oh well. Tue Jun 17 17:06:50 -0700 2008 3789075 14374 Mari 5 3789206 They usually have them more than one weekend. I actually missed them also and I had finished by 8:30. My husband did Lagier and only got the boysenberries. Tue Jun 17 17:48:48 -0700 2008 3789112 10133 wally 6 3789521 So are they the same farm that's at Alemany? How many farms are there that sell both sour cherries and boysenberries? Tue Jun 17 20:15:13 -0700 2008 3789206 21930 Dave MP 7 3789538 No, Langiers doesn't sell at Alemany. Usually most of the cherry vendors have sour cherries, but you have to ask. Some will save some for you on their next market if they are sold out. They often sell out early. Tue Jun 17 20:23:47 -0700 2008 3789521 10264 rworange 8 3790833 This morning, Hooverville Orchards at the Civic Center market said they would have them at Alemany Saturday and Civic Center on Sunday. They also had boysenberries and blueberries. Maybe they're the ones? Wed Jun 18 09:45:12 -0700 2008 3789538 201618 paprikahead 9 3791412 Yep, that could be. I'll check on Saturday and confirm. The boysenberries I had at Alemany last weekend were really amazing....some of the best berries (of any type) that I've ever had. Wed Jun 18 11:48:23 -0700 2008 3790833 21930 Dave MP 10 3792031 If you ever get to Langiers at Ferry Plaza, look for the Arapaho berries. I hope they still sell them. They are hard to grow and the slightest weather fluctuation does them in. If they are available, it is only for a week or two and they sell out early. Those are one of the best blackberries I've ever had. Wed Jun 18 14:26:40 -0700 2008 3791412 10264 rworange 1 3789842 I went to Bacchini's fruit tree in Brentwood on 6/16 and picked Montmorency cherries. It was kind of tedious because the cherries are so small. I picked only a couple of pounds but the resulting cobbler was fantastic. They also sell them picked. Wed Jun 18 01:52:32 -0700 2008 3788675 25048 Ericruo