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Sour cherry trees are hardier than their sweet cheery cousins and the birds tend to be not as attracted to them. The most popular sour cherry cultivar is the Morello, which you can often find in jars in stores that stock European imports. Instead I planted a Kensington cultivar, whose fruit is smaller and not as deep red. My pop had one of these which is probably the main reason for picking it.
I pick and eat the odd one off the tree but they are mainly for stewing. Simmer them them on the stove with a generous amount of sugar and a small amount of water.
They go great with muesli as an alternative to something like stewed peaches / apples. I'm sure it is also possible to make a decent pie out of them, but that isn't something I've yet attempted. Their main downside is the pips, which would be tedious to separate from the rest of the fruit, so breakfast has to be approached with a degree of caution to avoid splitting a tooth.
When you get a large crop, they can be chucked straight into a plastic bag and frozen for later in the year. They are going to be stewed anyway, so the freezing and thawing process doesn't have much impact on the end result.
