Cherries on Sale at Loblaws/Superstore [Food/Vendor]
2007 Jul 29
Alan they also have them at A&P in Old Hunt Club. Not too sure if they have them at others. We paid 15.99 for 5kg. I know after July 30th any stock remaining will be frozen and sold for less.
I like your idea about the mead. But honey is prohibitively expensive for me right now. grumble-grumble
I like your idea about the mead. But honey is prohibitively expensive for me right now. grumble-grumble
2008 Jul 30
The big pails of the chilled & pitted Ontario cherries are back. Woohoo! Loblaws and YIG have the Red Tart Cherries (5 kg pail) for 16.99 and the Black Sweet Cherries (4.5 kg pail) for 27.99.
I picked up two pails of the black sweet...wishing I had more freezer space. They're fantastic!
You can freeze the pail and when you're ready to use the cherries, remove from the freezer and let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Scoop out the amount of cherries required and return the pail to freezer.
An aside: The pails have a tight lid and would be a good size for sauerkraut-making. I'm amassing a collection of them.
I picked up two pails of the black sweet...wishing I had more freezer space. They're fantastic!
You can freeze the pail and when you're ready to use the cherries, remove from the freezer and let it stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Scoop out the amount of cherries required and return the pail to freezer.
An aside: The pails have a tight lid and would be a good size for sauerkraut-making. I'm amassing a collection of them.
2008 Jul 30
I'm a big fan of the Rainier cherries, but those are almost always really expensive. I know from previous years there are brief periods where they might be on sale at a reasonable price (somewhere less than 5.99/lb); I seem to recall Loeb having them on sale in the past but you have to catch them at the right moment and they're gone quickly.
Any place carry fresh Ontario cherries (the regular ones) here in Ottawa? Most of the ones I see are from the U.S. When down in the Niagara area it's great to pick up a basket of the local ones.
Any place carry fresh Ontario cherries (the regular ones) here in Ottawa? Most of the ones I see are from the U.S. When down in the Niagara area it's great to pick up a basket of the local ones.
2010 Jul 10
Trumpets playing...and a couple weeks early this year...the big pails of the chilled & pitted Ontario cherries are in. I just picked up two 4.5 kg pails of the Black Sweet Cherries for 24.99 each (three bucks less than 2 years ago I see from my above post) at YIG on Bank/Somerset. They also have the Red Tart Cherries (5 kg pail) for 17.99.
I got plenty of jealous stares hauling they home. :)
I got plenty of jealous stares hauling they home. :)
Candice