Good cherries will have a sweet fruity aroma and full of sweet juice. How to choose good cherries? Today I will share these little tips with you, I hope you like it, and remember to try it next time you pick cherries!

Look at the fruit color.

Cherry peel color is generally red or dark red, dark red cherries are generally sweeter, bright red tastes more sour.

Look at the peel.

The biggest fear when eating fruit is eating bugs, and the same is true for cherries. When purchasing cherries, we generally choose ones with a smoother surface and harder ones, so that fruit flies will not burrow into them, making them healthier to eat.

However those are very soft and have signs of damage on the surface, we generally don't choose, we don't know if it was damaged during shipping, so keep that in mind when choosing.

Look at the size of the fruit.

When we are picking, we can't just pick big cherry fruits, big ones are not necessarily delicious, and cherries are also affected by external factors and the environment. Pick some cherries with deep stems, which will taste sweeter.

Look at the glossiness of the fruit.

No matter what fruit, the peel is shiny and fresh. If the surface looks dull, such cherries are not fresh.

How to store cherries.

1. Avoid light and ventilation.

When storing cherries, you can put cherries in mesh bags and store them in a ventilated, cool and dry environment, so that the taste of cherries will not be affected, but they can only be stored for about 2 to 4 days.

2. Soak with lemon juice.

Wash the cherries first, wait for the water to dry, then soak them in lemon juice for about 5 minutes, take out and drain the water, put them in a crisper, and put them in the refrigerator for extended storage.

It can be kept fresh for about 10 to 12 days, so that the taste of the preserved cherries will not be affected.

Edible.

Cherry jam.

1000 grams of cherries, white sugar, lemon juice, etc.

Choose large, sweet and sour cherries, wash and cut each cherry separately, peel off the skin, and remove the seeds. Put the pulp and sugar in the pot.

Bring it to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook until it thickens, add lemon juice, cook for a while, turn off the heat, and let it cool.

This cherry jam has appetizing and thirst-quenching properties. It is suitable for rheumatism waist and knee pain, numbness of limbs, diabetes, fever and other diseases.

Do you like cherries?