The cherries were delicious and fresh, and possibly specially organic or something, because I’m usually slightly allergic to them. We drove up to the orchard gate, picked up a bucket, went in, plucked a bunch of cherries from trees (sometimes with ladders, and often sampling the merchandise), and finally paid $2/lb. on our way out. At home they are quite good, especially so after a brief stint in the freezer.

I wonder how cherries got the “cherry-picking” idiom, as opposed to other fruits or vegetables.