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Rain & Sunshine
Ladybugs & Ground Cherry Pie
It was a damp, dreary morning in our area.
Creating some pretty rain drops.
By late morning the sun was breaking through the clouds.
The heat brought out hundreds of Ladybugs.
They were everywhere! We had trouble keeping them outside when we opened a door.
I don’t think I ever saw so many Ladybugs!
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Surprise!
About the middle of the afternoon I heard someone coming down the steps to my office and was surprised to see our friend Arlene Sauder. She had baked a ground cherry pie – especially for Cerwin.
She and Earl had driven half an hour just to deliver it.
They know this is a special treat for him ~ and me.
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Because I knew you would ask!
What is a ground cherry pie?
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A ground cherry is a small orange fruit similar in size and shape to a cherry tomato. The fruit is covered in paper husk. The flavor is a pleasant, unique tomato/pineapple like blend. The ground cherry is very similar to the cape gooseberry, with similar, but unique flavors.
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Once extracted from its husk, it may be eaten raw or used in salads, pies, or deserts, as well as jellies. They can also be dried. The fruit is ripe when the paper husk can be removed easily to reveal a yellow cherry-like fruit.
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Oh, by the way – the pie is delicious! Thanks Earl and Arlene.
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