Stop Wasting the Pits, Do This INSTEAD!

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Learn to make the best dehydrated fruit and enjoy your summer harvest all year long. Dehydrating fruit works especially well for cherries, grapes, and berries. Using an oven or a dehydrator, use my secret trick to speed up the dry time.
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@briarpalek9254 Год назад

If you place those pits in a small cooking pot and add balsamic vinegar you can create a very delicious cherry reduction for your fresh salads, it's honking awesome!!

@ellenchappell1574 Год назад

That cherry vinegar looks so good. I have a use for even those spent pits for you, even after the vinegar. Dry them well and sew them into bags. Use like the rice bags for sore muscles. You warm the rice bags and/or the cherry pit bags in the microwave. My husband has arthritis and it is so soothing in the winter. Great for using up literally everything😃

@stanleypennock2118 Год назад

Or dry them and sew into bags and use them for a corn hole game. They won't sprout if they get wet after being left out in the rain due to being soaked in the vinegar..

@laurenj.5312 Год назад

That's an awesome idea!

@sujo0603 Год назад

How do you get all the cherry off the pit?

@laurenj.5312 Год назад

@@sujo0603 there are cherry reporters on the market. I got mine from amazon and it can punch 6 cherries at a time.

@ellenchappell1574 Год назад

@@sujo0603 I bought a bag of them that had already been done.

@SlashinatorZ Месяц назад

I started eating cherries before bedtime & its a great sleep hack. Cherries are a great source for melatonin & seratonin. Seratonin is important for people who use Adderall or weed.

@tracenixon5487 5 дней назад

Eating cherries every day has helped not just with sleep but also with allergies and breathing

@becky97462 Год назад

Instead of infusing ACV, you could infuse vodka or whiskey and give as gifts!

@kdavis4910 Год назад

I hear you Melissa. Dehydrating cherries is an amazing way to preserve and enjoy that fruit. Another fantastic way to preserve them is by making brandied cherries. This is an historic colonial method to store many fruits. The cherries were specifically preserved this way because brandied cherries are an historic colonial Christmas treat. Right up there with brandied sugar plums. The colonists knew their fruit preservation for sure.

@enkisdaughter4795 Год назад

I used to do these for my parents (in kirsch); they loved them over homemade vanilla ice cream.

@tridsonline 6 месяцев назад

👍 Great idea for the pits with the vinegar! But even better than vinegar, try brandy, rum, or vodka .. some sugar or honey to taste, and 1 or 2 cloves and a few shards of cinnamon. .. Orrrr .. keep the pits in the cherries, but slice the cherries from pole to pole (like an olive); then pack them in an airtight jar; add the optional spices; fill the gaps with sugar; and then whatever gaps remain with brandy, rum, or vodka → you'll end up with pickled cherries that will last longer than your will-power, and which you can enjoy in a gazillion ways .. PLUS a delicious, divine, inky "liqueur" that you can sip in pure pleasure or experiment with in cocktails and desserts.

@libbymesserly391 Год назад

Thank you!! I always learn from you!!! I clicked on a tomatoe canning video of yours and mentally scolded myself bc of wasting time on something I already knew. I've done tomatoes for 35 years! Still I learned THREE new things!! You are a wealth of knowledge and I get better every time I watch you!

@amytwigger1626 6 дней назад

Wow! I stumbled upon this video when searching on Cherry pitting techniques. I am now making my own cherry vinegar. What an incredible idea! Thank you so much 😊

@lindaburris1968 День назад

I enjoy your videos so much. I saw the cover of my latest Homesteading Monthly. You are on the cover and I look forward to reading your article. Thank you for all the good information you share.

@thegardnersgarden Год назад

This is such a good idea. I would never have thought of using the seeds for anything.

@jks9204 Год назад

What great timing! I just picked cherries from my 2 cherry trees I didn’t know I had! (I moved here last winter)

@donnafrenzl6028 Год назад

I have the same pitter! I love it. Makes the job much quicker.

@Panicnow2207 11 месяцев назад

I am glad I saw this video in my feed before tackling drying 6 pounds of cherries. I will for sure try the vinegar method. Thank you.

@diddlyempress Год назад

You're really brilliant 👏 looking forward to following along some more. You have such a clear way of communicating.. thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙏

@kimberlyhoeffel9249 Год назад

Good morning, Melissa!! Thank you for this video!!

@kendrick.e.williams 8 месяцев назад

Can I have the link to your Cherry Pitter?

@pauda Год назад

I'm so trying this as I love cherry's thank you for the information!

@elisabethlafontaine8979 22 дня назад

Melissa, thank you for a very comprehensive cherry video. I appear to have a dehydrator on my new Cuisinart air fryer so will give it a try!

@lisatangen4213 11 месяцев назад

Awesome tips...stem on! Love that pits can be used.

@terrancesnyder9323 Год назад

Good evening, God bless you & thank you for sharing today

@AndreasCreations Год назад

I love infusing cherry pits in balsamic vinegar ❤️

@carolstorchlightcottage6269 Год назад

I live in east Tennessee and I had to adjust the temperature to 135 degrees with about the the same amount of time. Humidity is a big factor.

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hello beautiful how are you doing ❤️

@MaryAine1 Год назад

Love these ideas❤️🍒. Thank you

@jeannet9592 Год назад

I'm making the cherry infused vinegar today!

@tamararoberts9307 Год назад

Tysm ! I have learned something I can do 😀 ❤️

@seekwisdom5102 Год назад

Another amazing information, thanks

@Sundial1k Месяц назад

Good idea!

@angieroberge2275 Год назад

Thank you!

@cynthiag3065 9 дней назад

Great tips.

@barbgardiner5719 Год назад

I like them frozen on hot summer days!

@becky97462 Год назад

Grapes too

@kfors1082 Год назад

Me too. I freeze dry some and freeze some for snacking. 🤤

@francesmaurer185 4 дня назад

Frozen cherries, grapes ( even cherry pits) are excellent for flavored ice water ....yummy 😊

@curiouscat3384 Год назад

Dadgum! I just last month processed my first harvest of small tart cherries. I pitted them by hand (torture) and dried them in my car, lol. I keep wondering about whether they are dry enough so that tip is helpful as well as putting the pits to use. I threw mine away but next year will infuse my ACV with them for the nutritional benefits, as well as flavor, of tart cherries. Hmmm...beginning to wonder if I should buy your book.... :) Thank you!

@emberreel3577 Год назад

I have jer family garden book.... it's great!

@emberreel3577 Год назад

Her*****

@kendyb9555 Год назад

I have never thought to save the pits, so thank you for sharing this tip. Where did you get your cherry piter from in the video please? I would love something that does multiple cherries like this and saves the pits in bottom too.

@cindyp.9030 Год назад

Wish I had a cherry tree, we love them but they are just too darn expensive to buy. Something to maybe look forward to in the future.

@danawaldrop4930 Год назад

This was great! TY so much!

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hi how are you doing beautiful ❣️

@elaine0819 Год назад

What brand of dehydrator are you using? I love the size, would be just right for my kitchen.

@joannaj74 Год назад

What?! No link to that pitter you’re using? That looks a million times better than the hand held one I own. Could you please share where you picked that up? Thank you for the video too!

@tracenixon5487 5 дней назад

Bought my cherry pitter at Walmart 10 years ago, should have one listed on website

@offgridprepfamily Год назад

Bahahahaha the dried cherries story! 😂 Caught red handed! 🍒

@debbiemoore4228 Год назад

cool ! Thx

@VagabondAnne Год назад

Could you please provide a link to that pitter - it looks awesome!

@denickite 3 дня назад

I dry cherries too! I love to add them to my Thanksgiving stuffing. I got a new dryer which I did like like. I need to get that pitter. I have the old metal pitter which does a cherry one at a time. By the end of pitting you end up with a blister and purple hands! Will have to get that press.. learn something new at 71!

@donnamullins2089 Год назад

Super tips.

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hi how are you doing beautiful ❣️

@marypuncer8251 Год назад

So wonderful! How long can we store the cherry vinaigrette.

@judywood4530 Год назад

I imagine you could do this with other fruits (pits from cling-stone peaches and pear cores come readily to mind).

@robbyers7614 Год назад

What is the name of the dehydrator you're using it looks really neat?

@Passioakka Год назад

I´d love to this with my plum cores BUT...they have been boiled with the plums when I did jam this morning. Do you think it´s gonna be sustaineble with all that sugar content? I guess they are but just to be sure...

@ltodd79 Год назад

Hmmm. I wonder if that infused vinegar would make a good ingredient for a shrub. I'll have to try that.

@user-vx1nd5bu9z 4 месяца назад

Cool...

@becky97462 Год назад

She's only sharing the cherries this year because he noticed there were dehydrated cherries...🤣😂🤣

@suzettehopkins5734 Месяц назад

Will the pits infuse if put in the fridge? I would like to try infusing maple syrup but syrup needs to stay in the fridge or it will fermit.

@Off-Grid Год назад

We love cherries!

@helenmcclellan452 Год назад

I love buying dehydrated cherries from the orchard near us. Next year I will try dehydrating some myself. Thank you for the video.

@barbarawiley9853 Год назад

Thsnk you so much for this idea. Cherries did not do well hear this yeR with all the cold and rain but I'm trying it with peach pits. I make fruit infused vinegar all the time. I have a jar of blueberry basil vinegar that is almost ready to be strained. It smells so good. I think I need your book. How do I pre-order?

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

melissaknorris.com/book/everything-worth-preserving/

@cargold7597 Год назад

I have a jar of over fermented kombucha which Is pretty much vinegar. Do you think I could use it instead of apple cider vinegar?

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

Absolutely

@marian9445 Год назад

I love your intro jingle! Any idea what it's called?

@hopeklement5567 Месяц назад

What is the name of the cherry pitter you used?

@briedubbels8690 Год назад

We're just growing cherry trees with our pits

@charmainemrtnz Год назад

I have a Nescio and find that the difference of level can cause differences in dryness. I have to rotate them.

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hi how are you doing beautiful ❣️

@MrRKWRIGHT Год назад

Good morning Melissa. As always, an excellent video. Fresh cherries are so much better than those that dehydrated.

@Rqu000 Год назад

Don’t the pits contain arsenic?

@michaelnoeldner3279 11 месяцев назад

I wonder if you could do this with alcohol and make cherry extract.

@megmcginnis239 Год назад

Can you infuse other pitted fruit with acv as well...ie peaches, plums, apricots? Love it. Never seen a pitter like that either. Thank you ❤️

@kdavis4910 Год назад

Sure you can. Liquors as well.

@waterbuckethomestead Год назад

Oh... I did toss a batch of cherry pits. I will not do that with the next patch. What is your favorite salad to use the vinegarette?

@ingerhaugland6763 Год назад

Would love to buy your newest book! Is there any way to get it outside of North America?

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

We're working on adding international shipping!

@ingerhaugland6763 Год назад

@@MelissaKNorris Oh, that's fantastic, thank you! :)

@barbgardiner5719 Год назад

I’ve done that with vodka

@dorisdeluca4325 15 дней назад

Can I put them on the oven if I don’t have the hydrated machine ??

@MelissaKNorris 15 дней назад

Yes but check that it doesn't get too hot

@seekwisdom5102 Год назад

HELP ME! I see how knowledgeable you are about canning and I canned green beans for the first time in the pressure cooker. Followed all instructions. 1 quart and 25min under 11lbs. When I got one can out, it was hot boiling and it seems like water gushed out of the jar. Then it stopped when I set it down on the towel. It sealed okay. Today I noticed that some of the other cans, the beans were not fully covered by water, maybe 2cm above the water level (I packed them raw and they obviously absorbed water as they were cut). But I wonder if this is okay.

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

With pressure canning you need to do more than one jar at a time (most canners have a minimum to ensure proper pressure is achieved) but when it's reduced pressure naturally, you remove the lid and wait a full 10 minutes before removing the jars. That will help the siphoning you're referring too

@seekwisdom5102 Год назад

@@MelissaKNorris Sorry I was not more detailed. I had 7 quarts inside, but when I opened and removed the first one, water gushing. I then put this one in the towel over the counter and left the other 6 inside. I waited and removed them later and let it sit. A couple hours later I noticed that they are not all the way full, which looking at photos online, they seem to look like them. They are all sealed nice. The water level are okay, but now I wonder if the first one , because I saw the water coming out, I am afraid its not safe. The pressure did fluctuate, a few times I saw it at 15lbs and I lowered the temp and it went down to 11. it was never bellow. My question its that if these are okay to store. I have been so afraid of botulism. I canned dried beans before, many years ago, but never got them out of the canner this early. I needed the burner and thought it was a good idea to just get them out.

@brandischott4311 Год назад

Can you plant the seeds afterwards?

@lilcricket4379 11 месяцев назад

I left mine outside in the bowl, they got moldy so I dumped them on the ground and covered them with dirt just so they wouldn't smell, they sprouted up and now I have two pots of little cherry hedges that I hope will bare fruit. They're pretty too.

@12W6JL 25 дней назад

can I dehydrate cherries with pits ?

@twistoffate4791 Год назад

Are you by chance related to Alan & Elsa Norris, formerly of Oakton, Virginia?

@angien24 Год назад

Awesome use of the whole fruit! Thanks for the great idea. I haven't bought my dehydrator yet- any chance I can pit and then freeze my cherries and to dehydrate later? Or am I better off putting them through the freeze dryer at that point? Thanks!!

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

You can freeze and dehydrate later

@cargold7597 Год назад

Frozen cherries are a treat!!

@janet4019 Год назад

@kellyhawes9293 Год назад

I did infuse my cherry pits in vodka. But lol, I don't drink and I didn't think any of my friends would want it...

@amessnger 3 дня назад

Try this. Mix your infusion this way. 1 part infused vodka, 1 part water, 1/2 part sugar. Warm the water to melt the sugar and stir until fully dissolved to make a simple syrup. Then pour that into your infused vodka. Chill in the fridge for several hours. Serve in a prefrozen glass. Add a couple of ice cubes. Heavenly. And much less stout than straight vodka! Lol. This is called a cordial.

@dianaknapp1725 Год назад

What do you do to get worm free cherries?

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

Harvest just as they get ripe

@QuiteQuietASMR Год назад

I had no idea cherry pits had cyanide in them! How interesting

@ginaanderson692 Год назад

That is what i have heard also

@aramkrikorian9460 Год назад

Your hair looks nice.

@DrValerie800 День назад

Mmmmm....cherry vinegar! Great idea but I'm a little disappointed...I was hoping you'd show us how to make grappa from those pits! 😂

@wardrobelion Год назад

👍😋

@AryonaSamoto Год назад

I am taking a pit to plant🤗

@tracenixon5487 5 дней назад

Ealmart has 6 pronged pitter 13.59 goigle cherry pitter should pull up

@jeanettesapartmenthomestea1603 Год назад

Can you do olive oil

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hello beautiful how are you doing ❤️

@amessnger 3 дня назад

No. Not oils because there is a risk of botulism.

@JanineMJoi Год назад

Acid dissolves. Who's to say the pits are not dissolving?

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hello beautiful how are you doing ❤️

@Bill-xs4zu Год назад

Come on Melissa. Link to the potter please..?

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

I bought the pitter at a garage sale, I don't have a link, I'm sure you can search online and find something similar

@cargold7597 Год назад

I have been dehydrating a batch of cherries, 135degrees, so far 30 hours and still feeling sticky and look a little wet. Humm?

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hello beautiful how are you doing ❤️

@doveseye.4666 10 месяцев назад

We Croatian people roast the pits and stems to flavour liqueurs.

@johnritchie4801 Месяц назад

Thanks ☺

@loonyTlu 4 месяца назад

My Ukrainian mother would take the cherry stems, dry them, and infuse vodka with them.

@MissouriCrookedBarnHomestead Год назад

Just be careful keeping pits of anything like cherries, peaches, apricots, apple seeds, pear seeds, etc. They're cyanide and just 1 cherry pit could kill your pets.

@louislogan6418 Год назад

Hello beautiful how are you doing ❤️

@novampires223 13 дней назад

My dogs clean the orchard of fallen fruit, pits and all. Still living.. 😊

@coolstamper Год назад

How long do you leave them in the vinegar and should I refrigerate it? Anyone know…Melissa doesn’t answer many questions here. 🙁

@glynisbox1146 Год назад

At 9:24, she states that you leave them in the jar for a couple of weeks before straining out the pits. I have never refrigerated my vinegar of any flavor…

@coolstamper Год назад

@@glynisbox1146 Well TY Glynis…guess I missed that. 💕

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

I provided a link to the full written tutorial you can read or print out, with almost 400K subscribers here it's impossible for me to keep up with every question (it's why I provide written instructions with everything on my website and the link in the video description to it). I also stated it in the video, I don't know how to be more helpful than that

@kdavis4910 Год назад

@@MelissaKNorris don't pay attention to the trolls. If those 2 or 3 people want to unsub let them go. It's better than copious numbers of subscribers that specialize in complaining. Not a big channel? I can guarantee those people likely don't have 400,000 other people that pay attention to anything they're doing. You DO have a big channel and do some research people. Why respond to someone that could answer their own questions with a little bit of research. The lazy entitlement drives me crazy and when people act like you somehow owe them something right after they just finished watching the information you provided them at no cost to them. Jeesh! What a headache these people end up becoming. Let them go and have peace of mind. I'm so sorry they feel like criticism of your freely provided content deserves critique of that fashion. It's free! Some people complain just to hear themselves speak.

@coolstamper Год назад

@@MelissaKNorris Melissa…I am sooooo sorry I missed that. When I clicked the down arrow nothing came up…probably a glitch because I see it now. My fullest apologies to you. You did an awesome video with wonderful information. I am sooooo sorry. 🙁

@judys5767 3 дня назад

These is plural.

@brittanystorey9460 Год назад

I thought cherry pits contained cyanide? Is this safe ?

@MelissaKNorris Год назад

You aren't exposed to it unless you literally crush them and consume a large amount, this is 100% safe

@Hortondlfn1 10 дней назад

More than 7 minutes on dehydrating cherries: less than 3 minutes on what to do with the pits. Hmmm...maybe the video title could reflect the content a bit more accurately.