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Allstonian
Jul 15, 2010 07:40 PM
Saw pint baskets of sour cherries at Russo's this evening, but passed them over in favor of two pints of fresh wild blueberries.
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Just saw them on Tuesday at Dewey Square farmer's market, Kimball Farm stand. I am about to head out there again today and will let you know if they're still there. they've had them very spottily throughout the season. I had some and they were really great.
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Karl S
Jul 8, 2010 02:40 PM
I was out along Lake Ontario in western NY over the holiday weekend, and sour cherries were just coming in (about 2 weeks early). Most of the supply we get here is from there. Wilson's usually carries them (call - they are used to getting called about them) and last year, TJ's carried the same for $1-2 less per package.....
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MichaelB
Jul 8, 2010 12:40 PM
Which Whole Foods was it? I was at the Hingham store last weekend and I didn't see any. It seems like specialty items like sour cherries vary from store to store, I guess based on what the produce manager thinks will sell.
btw, I just called two Stop & Shops (Watertown and Dorchester) and they haven't had them in yet. The New York season is usually a few weeks later than ours so I'm still hopeful.
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It was the Whole Foods on Washington Street in Newton.
On another note, I am from the midwest and grew up on fresh sour cherry pies. One summer when I totally missed the season in MA, I ordered frozen sour cherries from Michigan, already pitted, and have done so every year since then. It is so much easier to make a pie from already pitted cherries, and we now have cherry pie, year round.
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Karl S
Jul 9, 2010 06:28 AM
Are they the IQF type? Eg:
http://www.thecherrystop.com/iqfredta...
Sour cherries are to me the most emblematic fruit of high summer. And they remain the most seasonally restricted of our great fruits.
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MichaelB
Jul 15, 2010 08:50 AM
quick update if anyone's still looking - I got the last quart from the Washington St. Whole Foods yesterday, but since I was on a mission I tried the Walnut St. store (also in Newton) and they still several. After I picked up a few more they had about 4 quarts left on display (possibly more in back though I didn't ask). Definitely not in perfectly fresh condition but not too bad either.
I also called Russo's and they said they expect to have some in early next week - and they usually have the same supplier as Stop & Shop so that might be the time to check there as well.
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galangatron
Jul 7, 2010 01:17 PM
i saw them at the hamilton orchards stand at the copley square farmers market as recently as last week. i don't know if they still have them though
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Hmm.. I think you're too late for sour cherries, at least locally-grown ones. I picked some nearly a month ago now. Fruit has been ripening incredibly early this year - like 3 weeks ahead of schedule. For example, blueberries have been ripe for over a week already -- unheard of in late June! Global weirding continues...
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