How to Clean Cherry Pits
In a 1983 article for "Mother Earth News," author Mary A. Piccard recalls how her Swiss aunt would give her family cherrystone pillows, which had been heated in the oven, at bedtime. The warm cherry-pit pillows helped to make it more bearable to get under the cold sheets in the home's unheated bedrooms. Nowadays, cherrystone pillows are still a viable heat source. But it's important to get all the cherry pulp that clings to the pits off before you use them as stuffing. Otherwise, you'll end up with a moldy mess.
Instructions
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Put the cherry pits in a bowl and cover them with water.
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Immerse your hands in the water and rub one cherry pit against another, scrubbing the clinging pulp off.
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Rinse the pits in clean water.
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Repeat Steps 1 to 3 if, after rinsing the cherry pits, you notice chunks of fruit pulp still attached to them.
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Place the cherry pits in a pan of water and simmer them for 15 minutes.
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Fill a bowl with cold water and put the hot cherry pits in it.
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Rub one cherry pit against another to remove any last bit of pulp attached to them.
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Rinse the cherry pits in clean water.
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- Photo Credit Cherry - Solitary image by Jeffrey Zalesny from Fotolia.com
