Monday August 18, 2008

Ground Cherry Pie

We just returned home from spending an evening with our good friends, Earl and Arlene Sauder – and I forgot my camera!

After dinner at Yoder’s in New Holland, we went to their home, where Arlene presented Cerwin with this Ground Cherry Pie. 

Thanks, Arlene.  It is delicious!  (Cerwin did allow me to have a slice.  )

For those who wonder what a Ground Cherry is, I found this information on the Internet.

This is not actually a cherry, but rather a small ground tomato. The fruits were recorded in horticultural literature as early as 1837 in Pennsylvania and are still common today at roadside stands in late summer. Because of their high pectin count, they can be used for preserves, pies, over ice cream or in fresh fruit salads.

A ground cherry is a small orange fruit similar in size and shape to a cherry tomato. The fruit is covered in papery husk. Flavor is a pleasant, unique tomato /pineapple like blend. The ground cherry is very similar to the cape gooseberry, both having similar, but unique flavors.

(I will return to our European trip tomorrow.)