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["Harrick, Barbara" <b.harrick@ilslaunch.com>]

Hi all. I have the cherry pitter Tim is describing. It works ok, but you
do have to go back through all of the cherries to make sure no pits were
missed. Depending on what you do with the cherries (do they need to look
good?), I have just reverted to hand pulling them. I'm much faster than
the pitter, but I am only making jam and the cherries will be crushed
anyway.

Barbara

Barbara Harrick
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International Launch Services
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:29:16 -0500
From: "Tim Inman" <Tim@historicinteriors.com>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cherry Pitters
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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We have a 'punch' type cherry pitter that works great.  I did about 5
gallons of Northstar cherries in a little less than an hour last week.
My wife only found two or three pits that had 'escaped' into the
cherries.  (Of course, one escapee is enough for an expensive tooth
capping job!)

Here is a link to the type we have.  I think they are pretty commonly
available at big box stores. 

 
http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1173&itemT
ype=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=cherry+pitter

The trick is that a little cross shaped punch drives the pit down
through the cherry and a silcone rubber 'gasket'.  Then, on the
upstroke, the pit is pulled off the punch by the gasket, and the cherry
falls off and down into the keeper bucket.  Makes a tedious job kinda
fun.

Good luck,

Tim Inman
Randolph, IA