little red bundles of sweetness and goodness

It is cherry season and I found this photo today and it made me really want to write about cherries even more than I already did. I am not a fan of maraschino cherries. I heard they were made with formaldehyde when I was little and I lost my taste for them - it flew right out the window. I love bing cherries though and am willing to put in the extra effort with the pits in order to enjoy them. They have the best taste. I once made bing cherry mojitos (a Martha recipe) and it was before I owned a cherry pitter. That was the least fun time I had with cherries. We had to pit three pounds and it was hard and extremely messy. The mojitos were absolutely delicious, but I don't suggest making them unless you are a very patient and focused person and you can cover the area your working in with plastic. Okay that might be dramatic, but it was messy. I think that may be the only thing I have ever done with bing cherries aside from eat them, which is the way I like them best. You don't need too many and they are the perfect level of sweetness. I think it looks kind of gross when I have cherry pits on my desk at work (in a napkin), but I do it anyways. Here's to this time of year and cherries - get 'em in ya. Click here for the mojito recipe, but beware and don't say I didn't warn you.