Door County cherry crop completely destroyed

[Patler]

Cherries are a big business in the area of Door County WI. The crop has been over 98% destroyed, not by this years floods but by last summer's drought and the brutal winter weather this year. Interesting article:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=765155

[oregonpackfan]

Cherries may in short supply the whole country over.

Here in Oregon, this year's cherry crop in Hood River and Wasco Counties is stunted due to a very cool spring season.

Last weekend, my family visited my mother-in-law in The Dalles, OR. She literally lives next door to a cherry orchard. The cherries are normally being hand picked this time of the year. Many of the cherries were still green and some trees had cherries that were already ruined.

[Freak Out]

Cherries may in short supply the whole country over.

Here in Oregon, this year's cherry crop in Hood River and Wasco Counties is stunted due to a very cool spring season.

Last weekend, my family visited my mother-in-law in The Dalles, OR. She literally lives next door to a cherry orchard. The cherries are normally being hand picked this time of the year. Many of the cherries were still green and some trees had cherries that were already ruined.

A long time family friend owns a a few cherry orchards around Kaiser/Salem and they are also going to have a much lower yield than normal.

[Scott Campbell]

Paid $1.99/lb. on sale here once this year, and Costco has them for $3/lb.

[Freak Out]

Paid $1.99/lb. on sale here once this year, and Costco has them for $3/lb.

Ugh.....I won't tell you what I have to pay in Alaska.

[Little Whiskey]

I've got a bunch of cherries over here. Matter of fact I'm spitting out a seed right now. maybe I ought to pack some up and bring them to WI to sell on the black market

[Tyrone Bigguns]

As long as Cherry Garcia prices remain steady...Ty is cool.

[MJZiggy]

Oh. Right. I better stock up just in case...

[Tyrone Bigguns]

Oh. Right. I better stock up just in case...

I've never seen it, but do they make anything besides pints?

[MJZiggy]

I think if you go into the store you might be able to get it in quarts. There's a Ben & Jerry's on my way to the metro (good thing I'm always in a hurry or my ass would be...well...normal sized but still) I'll take a peek in the freezer. I do know they make individual servings. (I always thought a pint was an individual serving...)

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think if you go into the store you might be able to get it in quarts.

It depends on the brand. I know the Jolly Green Giant comes in quarts.

edit: you're talking about ice cream, never mind, doesn't quite work.

Ben & Jerry come in quarts?

[MJZiggy]

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I think if you go into the store you might be able to get it in quarts. There's a Ben & Jerry's on my way to the metro (good thing I'm always in a hurry or my ass would be...well...normal sized but still) I'll take a peek in the freezer. I do know they make individual servings. (I always thought a pint was an individual serving...)

Wow. Didn't even know we had some in sdale..awesome.

Pint..individual serving? Yikes...maybe while enjoying a good cry and watching the notebook...but, that is prolly like 8 servings.

Just checked out the flavor graveyard...wow, never even got to try some of them...guess the boys in marketing werent' so bright...Economic Crunch...yikes, i see that and say to myself...times are tight..i'll buy some lower priced ice cream.