Rainier Cherries

[WoodyTobiasJr]

Man,these little daddies rock the house. I just wish they weren't $4.99/lb

[u4ic]

1. Oooh, yeah!

:bounce:

Taber corn should be coming out soon, too! :9

[WoodyTobiasJr]

4. oh no no no!!

I absolutely love Taber corn but when you start seeing the Taber corn trucks, that means summer is over.

[u4ic]

5. YOU haven't got the 35c temps, though

:P

[WoodyTobiasJr]

7. we're not far off, yesterday was 32C.

I had a friend who just came back from Osoyoos and he told me it was 40C out there.

Aiyiii!!! That's hot!

[u4ic]

11. I didn't realize you were getting hit, too

I thought it was only the northern half of the province.

Osoyoos always seems to be the hot spot. Egads! 40...no thanks. :scared:


BRING ON THE TABER CORN!! :bounce:

[Lisa]

20. even Victoria has hit 32 before 10AM, since late last week

The coastal highs likely won't drop below 30 before Thursday. And I don't even want to think about Cranbrook!

[zonkers]

2. So, Raniers are the ones that are red and yellowish? And what are

the all reddish ones called? Raniers are about 4/lb. where I'm at. The red ones are on sale for 2.79 and they are awesome. Eating them now.

[WoodyTobiasJr]

8. I didn't know they had a name

I just thought they were cherries

:shrug:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

13. Bing Cherries?

[Lisa]

21. our west coast grocer's selling Rainiers and Lapins (like Bings), $3Cdn/lb

I've been pitting and freezing the dark ones -- the Rainiers I just eat!

[scarlet_owl]

3. I love Rainier cherries!

I look forward to them every year.

[WoodyTobiasJr]

9. Same here

You only get that 3 week window to get them

[Katina]

6. just tried them the other day for the first time

I had no idea they were so sweet...but they were $4.99/lb.

[WoodyTobiasJr]

10. The price is brutal

But yet I buy them

[MoseyWalker]

12. Are there any left for me?

and.......how's the glacier doing these days? I haven't seen it for a while.

[tigereye]

14. I was eyeing those in the store the other day

didn't know how they would taste, so I passed. Maybe I'll see if they still have some, now that I know they are sweet.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. They are awesome!! Second best cherries in the world.

I just bought some yesterday!

[Xipe Totec]

16. Those look like Queen Anne Cherries

Which also rock!

:headbang:

[Sanity Claws]

24. I thought they were the same thing

What's the difference between a Rainier and a Queen Anne cherry?

[Xipe Totec]

25. I might be confused,

but I thought Rainer cherries were red, like Bing cherries, and Queen Anne's were yellow with a slight pink blush.

[GOPisEvil]

17. Where the hell are they $4.99 a pound?!

I went grocery shopping yesterday and they were $6.99 a pound down here! x(

They are so good it's not funny. :9

[musette_sf]

22. at Trader Joe's n/t

[GOPisEvil]

Ain't got one o' those...

x(

[Writer]

18. Do they have pits?

I hate them pits.

[Kajsa]

19. Yep, but they taste like candy.

The price scared me off last week,
but I've changed my mind.
I'm gonna get some!

;-)

[sleipnir]

23. Damn, they look a bit hard to pop, in your mouth.

If you can't easily pop a cherry in your mouth, it's not much fun.

[seemunkee]

26. I've spent $35 on them in the last 3 weeks

and I need to buy some more.
Their running 3.99/lb at some of the stores around here.

[nosillies]

27. They were 6.99 here, but enough people complained so my grocer

knocked them down to 3.99. So now I gorge myself. They kill my stomach, though.

[leftyladyfrommo]

28. Last Week They Were 3.00 lb at our Farmer's Market -

same as the Bings. The Market was flooded with them.