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CONGRATULATIONS TO KEN MARSHALL OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI!
People often use the catchphrase “Life is just a bowl of cherries” to mean that life is going well, but we don’t want to stop at just a bowl; we want to bring you a big basket full of cherry goodness! A yummy cherry pie—especially one spotted cooling on a windowsill—has come to signal summer and its sweet flavors, and this basket features all the ingredients you’ll need to bring your own very special cherry pie into fruition.
This isn’t just (cherry) pie in the sky! Enter a comment by July 12th telling us about your favorite way to enjoy cherries and you’ll have a chance to win the Cherry Fest Basket filled with pie making supplies and other special cherry goodies. One winner will be selected at random to receive our Cherry Fest Basket, a $100 value, plus a $50 gift card for you to pick up other important Cherry Fest items like a few pounds of juicy cherries and some ice cream to serve your pie à la mode.
Here’s what you’ll find in the basket:
- 6 Washable Produce Bags
- Good Grips 3.5" Paring Knife
- Pie Server
- 1 bag of Just Fruit Munchies (includes freeze-dried cherries, pineapples, raspberries, etc)
- Santa Cruz Organic Cherry Lemonade
- 2 Black Cherry Almond Clif Bars
- 2 Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew Kind Plus Bars
- Whole Food Market Cherry Almond Bath Bomb
- Celestial Seasonings Black Cherry Berry Herbal Tea
- 365 Everyday Value Black Cherry Soda
- Ceramic Pie Weights
- 365 Everyday Value Vegan Cane Sugar
- 365 Everyday Value Organic 100% Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
- Ceramic Pie Tray
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Cherries bring back the best childhood memories for me. Life on grams farm making cherry icecream.
06/28/2011 5:15:54 AM CDT
I love black cherries right off the tree. Why mess with perfection? But if I can't get them that way, I love making cherry danishes.
06/26/2011 4:29:26 PM CDT
Mmm! My favorite way to eat cherries is just as they are. I also love making them into cherry ice cream. Such a delicious summer treat
06/26/2011 4:42:15 PM CDT
Sour cherry jam is the best.
06/26/2011 5:13:36 PM CDT
I like to make cherry brandy for holiday gifts.
06/26/2011 5:14:34 PM CDT
This is SO beautiful!
06/26/2011 8:06:07 PM CDT
Fresh cherries (right off the tree if I could).
07/11/2011 7:09:52 PM CDT
I love fresh, organic cherries the best, but cherry pie definitely comes in a very close second! Yum!!
06/27/2011 5:09:56 PM CDT
I like cherries any way they come - fresh and cold is a favorite but I also love to add dried cherries to oatmeal cookies and chocolate covered cherries.
07/12/2011 5:12:36 AM CDT
My favorite way to eat cherries are fresh on the top of an ice-cream cone
07/12/2011 5:45:00 AM CDT
Making cherry jam is awesome!
06/27/2011 5:49:14 PM CDT
where do I start...love cherries in all kinds of recipes and salads...really enjoy cherry pie...homemade of course :) but one of my favorites, especially in the winter is a duck with cherry sauce that cooks all day and makes the house smell so good when the winter time is here. The epitome of comfort food, and living on Long Island where Peking ducks are raised what could be better.
06/27/2011 5:49:38 PM CDT
I love to whip up a batch of cherry preserves so I can enjoy the cherries long after the season has ended and share it with family and friends.
06/27/2011 7:20:31 AM CDT
We love to make (and eat) Cherry Pie. Other summer favorites are Cherries Jubilee and Cherry Clafouti - that is - if we can resist eating all of cherries straight out of the strainer!
07/12/2011 7:14:16 AM CDT
I love Cherries just by themselves. Sweet, tangy fun fruit!
06/27/2011 10:21:15 AM CDT
One of my favorite fruits, and while it stinks that the season is so short, I'm sure it's one of the things that makes it so special.
06/27/2011 10:43:06 AM CDT
by themselves! The whole bag is gone within the day after we purchase them from our farmers market. Crisp and sweet with a hint of tart, they are a delicacy!
06/27/2011 11:45:05 PM CDT
I love cherries just the way they are. I also love, love cherry pie. Thank you
06/27/2011 4:47:18 PM CDT
I enjoy eating fresh cherries.
06/27/2011 4:48:50 PM CDT
I've always loved making cherry pie over a campfire - the only thing that might beat a s'more!
06/27/2011 2:28:20 PM CDT
I like to eat them by the handful!
06/27/2011 5:23:19 PM CDT
I enjoy a new twist on the standard oatmeal raisin cookie by using dried cherries instead of raisins.
06/27/2011 5:27:05 PM CDT
We used to have a cherry tree! It was awesome. The cherries were perfect for picking on the day we closed on the new house! It was a perfect house warming present!
06/27/2011 5:31:12 PM CDT
I love fresh cherries!!!
06/27/2011 4:36:21 PM CDT
I buy frozen organic cherries and eat a small bowl full one-by-one, partially thawed as an evening snack/dessert.
06/27/2011 4:42:20 PM CDT