Chokecherries

Put the washed chokecherries in a large pan covered with water. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In contrast to those harmful sweets, Iron Shield said, traditional Lakota/Dakota treats included gathered fruits, such as chokecherries, buffalo berries and wild plums, which have healthy natural sugars and plenty of nutrients. ❋ Stephanie Woodard (2011)

Relative to parsnips or dandelions, elderberries, chokecherries, or other unprepossessing candidates, alicante was a premier cru. ❋ DANIEL OKRENT (2010)

Oh that we could pick some of those yummy chokecherries here in NE! ❋ Gumbo Lily (2010)

However, I have made jelly and syrup with them and chokecherries win hands down! ❋ Gumbo Lily (2010)

"Yakama citizens gather huckleberries and chokecherries and roots like lammush and bitterroot and pick various flowers and plants from the lands surrounding the Landfill all for use as food or medicine," the tribe wrote in its 60-page complaint. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They carry memories of hot autumn days with family and friends, cranking out applesauce, boiling down chokecherries and crab apples, baking apple butter in the oven and standing at the stove waiting for the timer to ring while listening to the weight on the pressure canner jiggle over another pot of tomatoes. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2010)

Today I picked a full gallon of these little chokecherries and still, there are many left on the bushes yet to ripen and pick. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

I'm sure glad I picked the chokecherries because those that were left on the branches are mostly beaten off. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

But dh has many fond memories of chokecherries--jam and syrup. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

Eating lots of chokecherries minus the pits can dry out your mouth and give you a belly ache, but made into syrups and jellies, they are a delicious treat. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

I cover the washed chokecherries completely with water and set them to boil for about 15-20 minutes. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

Some of my chokecherries were more red than purple, and really, purple chokecherries are the ripest and best, but you have to beat the birds to them so one must watch carefully and diligently when the berries start turning from green to shades of red to purple. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

When I was a young girl visiting my grandpa's horse farm, we used to pick chokecherries from the bushes and eat them right off the stem. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2009)

1) "Man, [the girl] was was too young to be that kind of chokecherry!" 2) "Man, my [boss] is a complete [friggin'] chokecherry!" ❋ Archemedes_rex (2007)