It only took me about five minutes to halve and pit the cherries for this cake, and it was a delicious use of them!
As a kid (and, um, as an adult), U-pick was always a favorite summertime activity. There’s something very satisfying about filling a bucket with fruits or vegetables that you hand-selected and bringing it home to eat and use for cooking. Does it taste better than the grocery store variety? Good chance it’s psychological, but I’ve definitely always enjoyed the experience.
Now, I had a U-pick in my own backyard. I waited for the cherries to be as ripe as possible without rotting, and then I revved up my kids, telling them they’d have the most fun they’ve ever had, and shlepped a huge ladder and two big bowls to my backyard.
It was definitely fun for a few minutes (the ladder helped), but for some reason, my kids didn’t enjoy my vintage summer activity as much as I did. They were off to jump on the nearby trampoline, leaving me to fill bowl after bowl with cherries.
Is it another case of “kids these days”? Maybe, but I didn’t mind. It was more important to me that they were a part of our family activity, gathering up these delicious little gifts Hashem had miraculously nestled in our backyard.
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