Frozen sour cherries?

[bayapolis]

I have visions of a sour cherry cheesecake for valentine's day, but I'm struggling with where to find frozen sour cherries in Minneapolis. I looked at the Seward Co-op yesterday, and just called the Wedge but neither place has them. I happened to be at the Southdale Byerly's today and didn't see them there... Any tips? I don't have a car so knowing exactly where to find them, or at least narrowing down where to call would be great, thanks.

[sandylc]

I would try dried ones instead - you can find them at Trader Joe's. It's very hard to get sour cherries in Minnesota for some strange reason. I buy them in Indiana.

In cheesecake, the dried ones would probably work better, anyway - !?!?!

[karykat]

I've seen them in past years at Kowalskis. I haven't checked this year so I don't know.

Worth a phone call.

[bayapolis]

No luck at Kowalski's (Uptown), unfortunately they just have sweet ones. Thanks though!

[AnneInMpls]

Frozen sour cherries are very scarce unless you live in Door County.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/642448

If you're willing to settle for jarred sour cherries, hie yourself to a Middle Eastern deli. Caspian Bistro in SE Mpls usually has 'em - I drain them and optionally soak them in something alcoholic before I use them. Way better than no sour cherries at all...

Anne

-----
Caspian Bistro
2418 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

[bayapolis]

Thanks for the link and the tip Anne; I had searched the archives for sour cherries but not tart cherries. I'll check out Caspian Bistro for jarred ones though!

-----
Caspian Bistro
2418 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

[cayjohan]

Anne, I agree on shopping a Middle Eastern market - I get the ZerGut brand jarred sour cherries from Holyland (both Central Avenue and in Midtown Global Market). But: the ZerGut is in a light syrup, and I'd really like to find something without a syrup pack. Do you find any water-packed at Caspian?

Cay

-----
Midtown Global Market
920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

[AnneInMpls]

No - I think I've only seen the ZerGut cherries at Caspian. I drain and rinse them, then usually soak them in alcohol (thus adding more calories than the syrup :-).

Anne

[bob s]

Also as an FYI, I believe that Bill's Imported Foods carries some jarred sour cherries. I bought some last summer for maraschino cherries but don't recall the brand. I wouldn't be surprised if they were ZerGut since Bill's carries other ZerGut products.

-----
Bill's Imported Foods
721 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55408