Comments | mummygeorgie: To market, to market ...

mummygeorgie

To market, to market ...

Jan 15, 2011 12:46

I went to the Saturday markets with friends this morning. We had to get up bloody early, but it was worth it. My haul was ( Read more... )

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uptownerd January 15 2011, 06:37:00 UTC

Wow, what markets were these? I was over the moon with my cherries today for $5/kg!

mummygeorgie January 15 2011, 07:04:56 UTC

The clearance markets at Market City (Canning Vale). It's mostly the stuff from the previous week's trade that didn't sell, so you have to pick through a bit, buy in bulk & some is really only suitable for freezing/cooking right away, so I only go once in a while and do a big cook-up. Oh, and you have to be up early because they're only open until 9am!

uptownerd January 15 2011, 22:14:48 UTC

You know, I used to live about 2 minutes from there... and I've never been!!! hahah

kitchenqueen January 15 2011, 16:08:59 UTC

How do you pit the cherries?

mummygeorgie January 16 2011, 00:16:50 UTC

I haven't quite got the hang of it, and I've got cherry juice all over my fingers, but:
http://localfoods.about.com/od/summer/ss/PitCherries_3.htm