Cherrypicking
Jul. 21st, 2009 10:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mousmeThere are three things which have done well in the garden this year: the lettuce, the basil and the cherries. On Sunday ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
moonandtree and I made delicious pesto and had it with rotini. There are no words to describe how wonderful it tasted.
Today I finally got my act together and picked the cherries from the tree. I had to leave some behind: a couple were way too high for me to reach, and a bunch of them looked... well, like something had snacked on them. Extensively. A little blemish is fine, but if half the cherry is gone and the other half is turning brown and dripping, well, let's just say I'm not quite that brave. ;)
There are a fair number of cherries this year. I thought there were many last year too, butai731 says that this is the first year the cherry tree has produced significant amounts of fruit. In any case, a half-hour's worth of work has produced a large bowl of cherries. I haven't measured them out, but I estimate I have 3-4 cups' worth. I'm not sure if that's average for a mature tree or not, but it should certainly be enough to make pie or clafoutis.
Now, if only the rest of the garden would catch up. I think I shall go harvest some lettuce for lunch, too.
moonandtree and I made delicious pesto and had it with rotini. There are no words to describe how wonderful it tasted.Today I finally got my act together and picked the cherries from the tree. I had to leave some behind: a couple were way too high for me to reach, and a bunch of them looked... well, like something had snacked on them. Extensively. A little blemish is fine, but if half the cherry is gone and the other half is turning brown and dripping, well, let's just say I'm not quite that brave. ;)
There are a fair number of cherries this year. I thought there were many last year too, but
ai731 says that this is the first year the cherry tree has produced significant amounts of fruit. In any case, a half-hour's worth of work has produced a large bowl of cherries. I haven't measured them out, but I estimate I have 3-4 cups' worth. I'm not sure if that's average for a mature tree or not, but it should certainly be enough to make pie or clafoutis.Now, if only the rest of the garden would catch up. I think I shall go harvest some lettuce for lunch, too.
