Cherries Shine at Mealtime in Wisconsin
The article details sweet and tart cherries grown in Wisconsin and the Northwest. It notes Door County crops, fresh versus processed uses, and marketing shifts away from fresh tart cherries. It cites expert comments on cherry types, flavors, and storage, with projected national tart crop and Door County harvest figures.
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Wisconsin
Washington
Oregon
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Door
Kewaunee
Cliff Ehlers
Door County Extension Horticulturist
Country Today
Mr. Ehlers
Door County
Karen Krause
Barron County
Door County Tart Cherry Recipes Highlight Season and Hike in Prices
Door County cherries face a shorter season with fewer fruit available and higher prices. Recipes for both sweet and tart cherries are shared, noting tart varieties are popular locally and often used in sauces and desserts. The piece mentions coconut crust variations and tips for weight watching.
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Door County
Ehlers
Sweet Cherry Fruit Salad with Cream Cheese Dressing
Fruit salad blends fresh sweet cherries apricots melon and watermelon on a lettuce bed. Cream cheese with sour cream and honey forms a smooth dressing to toss with fruit then serve. Yields four servings.
Cherry Sherry Freezer Jam and Pie Filling Recipe Tips
This recipe collection describes making cherry sherry freezer jam with pectin and gelatin, a cherry banana ice cream blend, and a cherry pie filling. It covers ingredients like fresh sweet cherries, sugar, cream sherry, water, lemon juice, gelatin, cornstarch, almond extract, and optional food coloring, with yields ranging from 2 to 5 cups and storage guidance for refrigeration or freezing.
Forgotten Cherry Torte Dessert From Old Recipe
Old recipe for a cherry torte with meringue shell and cherry filling. Provides detailed steps for beating egg whites, baking in a cooled oven, making the cherry filling with sugar cornstarch and butter, and serving with whipped cream. Notes suggest adjusting sugar for frozen cherries.
Cherry Dessert Bake and Clear Cherry Sauce
Soften butter and sugar, alternate mixing with milk and dry ingredients, bake in 350 degree oven in a buttered dish 8 to 10 inches wide and at least 2 inches deep until top browns. Fold in drained cherries with juice and sugar, bake, then serve with Clear Cherry Sauce or whipped cream. Yield 6 to 8 servings. Cherry juice, cornstarch, sugar, butter make a glaze. Heat juice to boil, thicken with cornstarch sugar, add butter, chill.
Molded Cherry Delight and Cherry Gelatin Dessert
A compact recipe note set outlines two cherry desserts. Molded Cherry Delight uses red tart cherries, gelatin, egg, sugar, milk, and whipped cream to yield a 14 quart mold with 6 to 8 servings, including notes on frozen cherries and color. The first dessert describes a cherry gelatin pie filling layered with ice cream and cherries, served in a baked shell for 6 to 8 servings with optional whipped cream garnish.
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