Rainier Cherries: Food of the Heavens

Rainier cherries

Vegetables are the food of the earth;
fruit seems more the food of the heavens.
~Sepal Felicivant

And the sweetest fruit you'll find in your grocery store right now might just be the Rainier cherry. I have mentioned them before as being my favorite summer fruit -- and this year is no exception. They're only available for a short time in early summer. Their rarity makes them all the more desirable.

Locally they are priced as low as $1.98 a pound. Elsewhere around the country they are priced usually between $5 and $7 a pound. In Japan they cost about $1 apiece. But price should be no object if you love cherries and have never tried these. Buy a small bag and chill them for a short time, rinse and drain. Then dive in!!

For more information: previous cherry story, Rainier cherry at Wiki, more cherry notes, Northwest Cherries, fruit shippers, Seattle PI story, Grandview, WA, Yakima, WA, Yakima Valley, Yakima River, Washington tourism.

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