I decided it was time to stop ogling at the Rainier cherries and just buy them already, no matter what they cost. I filled the bottom of the bowl with ice to keep the cherries cold while I photographed (also to make my measly pound of cherries stick up over the top of the bowl!). My kids kept nagging me—when can we eat them? When the pictures were done, we helped ourselves to the best cherries we’ve had in years, and made sure to eat them slowly.
How is it even possible to eat cherries slowly? I have been known to spend an evening with horrible stomach cramps from eating a pound of cherries at one sitting (or two pounds, but who’s counting). Strangely, I don’t like cherry pie or juice or pretty much anything other than fresh cherries.