Posted by spamtrap1888 on June 18, 2010, 3:34 pm
I added two more relevant groups and edited the subject for clarity.
> Having picked a quart and a half of sour cherries, I was panicking
> when I could not find my little made-in-Hong-Kong cherry pitter, the
> kind that slips over two fingers and is operated with the thumb.
> I thought, well this must be easy to find, only to discover that no
> grocery or hardware or kitchen supply store (e.g. Surly Table) within
> miles carries this any more.
> And this is the canonical cherry pitter according to wikipedia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_pitter
> All I can find are great hulking things made out of pot metal,
> suitable for pitting olives, egg carton things that can pit four at a
> time, etc. None are suitable for relatively tiny sour cherries.
> What to do?
Posted by djb on June 18, 2010, 8:31 pm
Have you tried Lehman's?
http://www.lehmans.com/
Dave
> I added two more relevant groups and edited the subject for clarity.
> > Having picked a quart and a half of sour cherries, I was panicking
> > when I could not find my little made-in-Hong-Kong cherry pitter, the
> > kind that slips over two fingers and is operated with the thumb.
> > I thought, well this must be easy to find, only to discover that no
> > grocery or hardware or kitchen supply store (e.g. Surly Table) within
> > miles carries this any more.
> > And this is the canonical cherry pitter according to wikipedia:
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_pitter
> > All I can find are great hulking things made out of pot metal,
> > suitable for pitting olives, egg carton things that can pit four at a
> > time, etc. None are suitable for relatively tiny sour cherries.
> > What to do?
Posted by spamtrap1888 on June 18, 2010, 8:40 pm
> Have you tried Lehman's?
> http://www.lehmans.com/
The repair kit for their pitter costs more than what the simple pitter
should cost. :(
I probably should buy another strawberry huller just in case they quit
making those, too. I'll put it in my document safe.
Posted by Nancy2 on June 21, 2010, 11:17 am
> Have you tried Lehman's?
> http://www.lehmans.com/
> Dave
> > I added two more relevant groups and edited the subject for clarity.
> > > Having picked a quart and a half of sour cherries, I was panicking
> > > when I could not find my little made-in-Hong-Kong cherry pitter, the
> > > kind that slips over two fingers and is operated with the thumb.
> > > I thought, well this must be easy to find, only to discover that no
> > > grocery or hardware or kitchen supply store (e.g. Surly Table) within
> > > miles carries this any more.
> > > And this is the canonical cherry pitter according to wikipedia:
> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_pitter
> > > All I can find are great hulking things made out of pot metal,
> > > suitable for pitting olives, egg carton things that can pit four at a
> > > time, etc. None are suitable for relatively tiny sour cherries.
> > > What to do?- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
I looked at Amazon, at Lehman's, etc., when I first saw the question,
and have yet to see the style she's looking for, although there are
all kinds of other styles.
N.
Posted by Susan Bugher on June 19, 2010, 9:48 am
>> Having picked a quart and a half of sour cherries, I was panicking
>> when I could not find my little made-in-Hong-Kong cherry pitter, the
>> kind that slips over two fingers and is operated with the thumb.
<SNIP>
>> What to do?
Remove the eraser from a wooden pencil. Poke the (now empty) metal end
of the pencil through a cherry to remove the pit.
Quick, easy and almost free.
Susan
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> when I could not find my little made-in-Hong-Kong cherry pitter, the
> kind that slips over two fingers and is operated with the thumb.
> I thought, well this must be easy to find, only to discover that no
> grocery or hardware or kitchen supply store (e.g. Surly Table) within
> miles carries this any more.
> And this is the canonical cherry pitter according to wikipedia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_pitter
> All I can find are great hulking things made out of pot metal,
> suitable for pitting olives, egg carton things that can pit four at a
> time, etc. None are suitable for relatively tiny sour cherries.
> What to do?