Rhubarb and Cherries

rox formerly rmg said:

Is this just here to tease me? Which cherries are the best anyway??

It depends on what you use them for. The only cherries for a pie are
sour cherries. There are two varieties of them and the difference
between them is subtle. There is a wider range of sweet cherry
varieties. I like them all but would say that the Queen Anne variety
are my least favourite. You can make great jam with sweet cherries or
with sour cherries.

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
Spitzmaus <[email hidden]> wrote:

I am in total agreement, Spitz. Absolutely spot on, you are. I made
Rhubarb Cherry Jam last week with fresh rhubarb from my garden patch and
frozen [censored] cherries from Door County, Wisconsin. Very nice.

I'm considering including some cherries with the rhubarb for a rhubarb
custard cake to serve this weekend.

I must say, too, that I appreciated the brevity of your post.

Are you sharing the recipe for the jam?
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974

In article <[email hidden]>,

The Cook said:

Are you sharing the recipe for the jam?

Mailed to you at a couple addresses.

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-Barb
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"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

rox formerly rmg sez:

Quoted message said:

Is this just here to tease me? Which cherries are the best anyway??

Yeah, well, you see, my newsreader has run amok and I can't seem to
control my posts these days. What I *tried* to do was ask a question
thusly: The ubiquitous strawberry/rhubarb combo, although delicious,
can wear thin on me after a time. Do any of you have recipes using a
cherry/rhubarb mixture, and if so, would you like to share? I can get
lots of both at the farmers' market right now, and I'd like to cook up
something a bit different.

Thanks,
Spitz
--
Mind the runner beans!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Spitzmaus said:

cherry/rhubarb mixture, and if so, would you like to share? I can get
lots of both at the farmers' market right now, and I'd like to cook up
something a bit different.

Thanks,
Spitz
--
Mind the runner beans!

Wing it - make a rhubarb crisp and use 1/3-1/2 cherries in it.
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 5/22/2006, Church Review completed
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."

Melba's Jammin' sez:

Quoted message said:

Wing it - make a rhubarb crisp and use 1/3-1/2 cherries in it.

Terrific idea, thanks! Ooh, or how 'bout a cobbler??!? That's it --
I'll do a rhubarb-cherry cobbler, make some ice cream to go with, and
I'm set! I love me some goooood cobbler.

Spitz
--
Mind the runner beans!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Spitzmaus said:

Melba's Jammin' sez:

Quoted message said:

Wing it - make a rhubarb crisp and use 1/3-1/2 cherries in it.

Terrific idea, thanks! Ooh, or how 'bout a cobbler??!? That's it --
I'll do a rhubarb-cherry cobbler, make some ice cream to go with, and
I'm set! I love me some goooood cobbler.

Spitz
--
Mind the runner beans!

See? You just needed a nudge. Good luck.
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 5/22/2006, Church Review completed
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."