When I'm back in La Creuse tomorrow (stuck in Paris working at the moment) I'll have a look at which "van" had them and let you know. We get 3 vans now - Eurovanadium, Outiror and a new one (it might have been the new one).
I do remember that it's an electric one you load up with cherries or olives, push the button and hey presto, out come the stones from a chute and the fruit is collected in a big pot.
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Millymollymandy
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Direct Delta is one of those vans, but I don't want an electric one - too expensive and take up too much room.
I actually enjoyed sitting down (for a change!) cutting out those pips. I think it was Ina who talked about back in the days when we sat around tables podding peas etc. I sat in the garden for a while and it was a pleasant task.
But, it did take too blooming long! So Ina, if you find one that would be fantastic and I'll send you a cheque for the cost plus postage (in £, no probs).
I actually enjoyed sitting down (for a change!) cutting out those pips. I think it was Ina who talked about back in the days when we sat around tables podding peas etc. I sat in the garden for a while and it was a pleasant task.
But, it did take too blooming long! So Ina, if you find one that would be fantastic and I'll send you a cheque for the cost plus postage (in £, no probs).
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That, of course, is incredibly comfortable - the one I've got is manual: You stick the cherry in and press the gadget together to push the stone out. There is also a semi-automatic one, which probably works a bit like your electric one, but you have to keep banging onto a push button on top for each cherry! (Don't know whether you understand this rather erratic explanation... 
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The advantage of the manual one is, it doesn't need electricity, it's cheap, doesn't take up much space in your cupboard, and you have a better control over cherries with their own life. I hate maggots in fruit... As you handle them, you feel whether they are maggotty - often you can't see it well.
The disadvantage is, it takes longer than with the others - still faster than the knife, though.
Ina
)The advantage of the manual one is, it doesn't need electricity, it's cheap, doesn't take up much space in your cupboard, and you have a better control over cherries with their own life. I hate maggots in fruit... As you handle them, you feel whether they are maggotty - often you can't see it well.
The disadvantage is, it takes longer than with the others - still faster than the knife, though.
Ina
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Hey Ina!
I have been experimenting...frozen yogurt with cherries. Yummy!
I put a pot of greek yogurt in a tub with a lid and added about the same amount of stewed cherries in and stirred it all in. I then whacked it in the freezer and stirred it every hour or so (when I remembered) and left it overnight. I probably stirred it about 4 times in all.
This morning at breakfast I just had to try a spoonful and I have to say..it's GOOOOOOD!
I have been experimenting...frozen yogurt with cherries. Yummy!
I put a pot of greek yogurt in a tub with a lid and added about the same amount of stewed cherries in and stirred it all in. I then whacked it in the freezer and stirred it every hour or so (when I remembered) and left it overnight. I probably stirred it about 4 times in all.
This morning at breakfast I just had to try a spoonful and I have to say..it's GOOOOOOD!
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Frozen yoghurt for breakfast... Wow! 
What are your temperatures at the moment? The weather has been more like November here today, it's been raining or drizzling all day, and I'm sure it's not been much above 10 degree... Went out to do some shopping and thought about getting icecream, but no - not really just now. Even put the heating on!
But that's a good idea, to use Greek yoghurt. A bit creamier than normal. Mmmhh, I've got friends coming to visit in about 12 days' time ( - nothing ready yet!), so that's a good thing to try out on them. Although, the few cherries that were on my little tree have all fallen off 
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What are your temperatures at the moment? The weather has been more like November here today, it's been raining or drizzling all day, and I'm sure it's not been much above 10 degree... Went out to do some shopping and thought about getting icecream, but no - not really just now. Even put the heating on!
But that's a good idea, to use Greek yoghurt. A bit creamier than normal. Mmmhh, I've got friends coming to visit in about 12 days' time (
- nothing ready yet!), so that's a good thing to try out on them. Although, the few cherries that were on my little tree have all fallen off .Ina
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I only tried a spoonful, but it had to be done!
I suppose you could use any fruit.
It's been about 18 here today in the West Country, which wasn't too bad, but I have just come back from Spain where it was about 34 during the day and 30 at night. Mind blowingly hot.
It's quite nice here to be honest, even though its been cloudy and raining. It was cold enough yesterday for me to get me slippers on tho! Slippers in July ~ who ever heard of such a thing ~ what a weed I am.
I suppose you could use any fruit.
It's been about 18 here today in the West Country, which wasn't too bad, but I have just come back from Spain where it was about 34 during the day and 30 at night. Mind blowingly hot.
It's quite nice here to be honest, even though its been cloudy and raining. It was cold enough yesterday for me to get me slippers on tho! Slippers in July ~ who ever heard of such a thing ~ what a weed I am.
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Middle of winter here and it was 22 today , but it gets down to freezing at night.
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, but it gets down to freezing at night.Nev
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Yep, we do have our extremes, mind you they say of Melbourne that if you don't like the weather wait half an hour!
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How did we get from cherries to the weather and backpacking in Australia?
Anyway.......... guess what I found at long last? Yup a cherry depipper. It's a garlic press with 2 functions, the other being the depipper for cherries or olives.
Now I just have to wait about 10/11 months to see if it works!
Anyway.......... guess what I found at long last? Yup a cherry depipper. It's a garlic press with 2 functions, the other being the depipper for cherries or olives.
Now I just have to wait about 10/11 months to see if it works!