tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post1846489414614808197..comments2024-03-17T15:44:09.282-07:00Comments on In Erika's Kitchen: Leona Valley yellow cherry jamErika Kerekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-87164969285031001992015-05-15T09:30:32.719-07:002015-05-15T09:30:32.719-07:00I didn't know it was possible to make yellow j...I didn't know it was possible to make yellow jam, yellow is one of my favourite colours though so it totally works for me! Somerset Wedding Girlhttp://www.holbrookhouse.co.uk/weddingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-19270322402972809602013-07-21T16:20:11.723-07:002013-07-21T16:20:11.723-07:00@Anon Ginger, what a great idea!@Anon Ginger, what a great idea!Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-8965649597154363452013-07-21T11:33:49.475-07:002013-07-21T11:33:49.475-07:00Just to update from my last comment - jam turned o...Just to update from my last comment - jam turned out wonderfully. I added ginger to add a little zing and it really worked. Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-71020033158388224982013-07-17T03:16:59.299-07:002013-07-17T03:16:59.299-07:00Thanks for this! Have been scouring the internet f...Thanks for this! Have been scouring the internet for a yellow cherry recipe but they are few and far between. Currently staying with a family member who has the most enormous cherry tree and am going to try your recipe today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-31330886649354035232012-12-08T22:47:45.160-08:002012-12-08T22:47:45.160-08:00@Kate happy days in Oz indeed! Any chance you can ...@Kate happy days in Oz indeed! Any chance you can ship some of that jam over this way? :)Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-85462719551789490492012-12-08T18:52:02.951-08:002012-12-08T18:52:02.951-08:00We are delighted to find this recipe - our fruit t...We are delighted to find this recipe - our fruit try in a rented house has copious amounts of cherries, I um'd & arh'd between them being cherries or plums, but finding your photo confirms it, they're yellow cherries! So Yellow Cherry Jam it is - I am thinking they're organic as well as the tree is HUGE & the garden is unkempt :D happy days here in Oz! Kate from Food From Our Lifehttp://foodfromourlife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-12624729282878581232012-07-25T12:13:46.061-07:002012-07-25T12:13:46.061-07:00@Anon in Oakland - you lucky duck!@Anon in Oakland - you lucky duck!Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-69065042462893268752012-07-25T11:17:02.345-07:002012-07-25T11:17:02.345-07:00I live in the Oakland (CA) hills and today on a wa...I live in the Oakland (CA) hills and today on a walk I came across a stand of these trees -- I have driven by this spot thousands of time and walked by many times as well (we have lived on this hill for 35 years). I picked a few and brought them home -- never seen these before. But now I am going to make this cherry jam! Someone, or the city (can't imagine this) planted them years ago -- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-2446817471914057872012-06-13T07:11:33.125-07:002012-06-13T07:11:33.125-07:00Wonderful! We have a tree in Northern NM and it pr...Wonderful! We have a tree in Northern NM and it produces delicious sweet, not too sour, cheeries most every year when they don't freeze. This year my daughter and I will make jam. Mom always used to make it. I'm also going to try making a cheery pie (never tried yellow before). Juanita and MonicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-48216398222718102012-06-13T06:10:56.370-07:002012-06-13T06:10:56.370-07:00Thanks for the post! Glad to have found it. . . W...Thanks for the post! Glad to have found it. . . We had a lot more yellow cherries this year than expected (we only have one tree!!), and we just don't know what to do with them all. Gonna give it a try, hope my jam comes out as good as yours looks!<br />Monica<br />Velarde, NMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-58588550457902127372012-06-01T08:27:02.192-07:002012-06-01T08:27:02.192-07:00Hi Erika....No, they are not really sour but that&...Hi Erika....No, they are not really sour but that's just the name we know it by.....I'm looking through a window right now at a tree that's laden with it and the fruit looks quite like the one in the photo...mostly it's preserved (like red mango) and exported....Still I could be wrong but it sure looks the same :)Nerissa (Anon)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-57360203930260864572012-05-31T13:01:51.002-07:002012-05-31T13:01:51.002-07:00@Anon - interesting - these cherries aren't re...@Anon - interesting - these cherries aren't really sour though. I wonder if it's the same thing?Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-72886407584407805012012-05-31T12:39:50.857-07:002012-05-31T12:39:50.857-07:00I'm from Trinidad in the Caribbean and we call...I'm from Trinidad in the Caribbean and we call these Sour Cherries and can be found practically everywhere.....makes a great pepper cherry (anchar style) too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-64321626463057792862011-06-19T09:11:08.595-07:002011-06-19T09:11:08.595-07:00Deb - I love the idea of a Surprise Tree! I'm ...Deb - I love the idea of a Surprise Tree! I'm tickled that this post helped you solve a lifelong mystery. Just to clarify, Stone Hardy Gold is the name the orchard manager gave me, and I didn't cross-check it against official resources. Regardless, they are cherries, they are pure yellow, and they are really unique. Thank you for commenting!Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-68000353224287323992011-06-17T21:45:11.286-07:002011-06-17T21:45:11.286-07:00I am so excited to have a recipe for this Cherry a...I am so excited to have a recipe for this Cherry and also to Finally know what it is actually called, I never forgot this Cherry I loved as a child, you know tastes and smells take you back home well this was one of my favorite berries. Never knew it was an actual Cherry so great to know it is Stone Hardy Gold. My mother gave me a fruit three that had been grafted with three different fruits, Deb Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009455958334409031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-29433004279438341392010-07-02T09:39:51.325-07:002010-07-02T09:39:51.325-07:00Jam and brie - my fave combination. Pretty good wi...Jam and brie - my fave combination. Pretty good with blue cheese too! Have fun in the desert Greg!Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-5461748028934602972010-07-02T09:38:39.964-07:002010-07-02T09:38:39.964-07:00I second the brie idea! GREG (sippitysup) I am in ...I second the brie idea! GREG (sippitysup) I am in Palm Springs and away from my computer so my ID says, Ken.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12278253019304446435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-14454775734090444022010-07-01T17:02:05.046-07:002010-07-01T17:02:05.046-07:00Wow Erika ~ that photo is a real stunner! And the...Wow Erika ~ that photo is a real stunner! And the jam ain't half bad either!SMITH BITEShttp://smithbites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-61243514835185975562010-07-01T12:25:47.537-07:002010-07-01T12:25:47.537-07:00@Lana - thank you!
@Kate - I cannot believe you g...@Lana - thank you!<br /><br />@Kate - I cannot believe you grew up here and didn't know you could go pick cherries in Leona Valley. Every year, in June. The season was late this year because we had such a cool winter and spring, so if you can tear yourself away from unpacking, you can go this weekend....<br /><br />@Belly - you should call ahead - we were told there is only one orchard with Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-79549181865068304462010-07-01T12:09:15.450-07:002010-07-01T12:09:15.450-07:00This looks fantastic and on top of brie - YUM! I ...This looks fantastic and on top of brie - YUM! I think I'm going up this weekend for the sour cherries. Need any or do you want to go?My Man's Bellyhttp://mymansbelly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-56064647762707918482010-07-01T12:01:50.979-07:002010-07-01T12:01:50.979-07:00I want to go cherry picking! Why did I not know th...I want to go cherry picking! Why did I not know this was an option? And your jam looks gorgeous!Kate @ Savour Farehttp://savour-fare.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-75946289979059081072010-07-01T11:57:07.574-07:002010-07-01T11:57:07.574-07:00I've never heard of yellow cherries! Always gl...I've never heard of yellow cherries! Always glad to learn something new. The jam is perfectly beautiful and I'll bet it is just delicious.Lana @ Never Enough Thymehttp://www.lanascooking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-5649940641158029072010-07-01T11:32:43.535-07:002010-07-01T11:32:43.535-07:00Thanks for the compliments on the photo! I had a r...Thanks for the compliments on the photo! I had a real dilemma figuring out how to photograph this - the color is great, but jam is so SHINY....Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-3463208307741657132010-07-01T11:30:22.915-07:002010-07-01T11:30:22.915-07:00the jam seems like it would taste wonderful and th...the jam seems like it would taste wonderful and the photo is a winner, too. I love heirloom fruit!FJKramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139281691705572456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-79785504313038019372010-06-30T22:31:10.828-07:002010-06-30T22:31:10.828-07:00What a beautiful hue! I would walk miles to find ...What a beautiful hue! I would walk miles to find a cherry tree like this. I love the contrast of this jam on the bread and cheese. Just stunning!Monethttp://anecdotesandapples.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.com