Time: Perhaps 10 minutes total, last night
Place: Cathay Street, Bermondsey
Gathered: About a cupful of cherries.
This was absolutely lovely, really. We were on the way to the pub and I saw the bright red cherries in a tree across the road and ran over to try some. They were soft and juicy and sweet, so after getting to the pub and ordering food I went back with a sheet of newspaper rolled into a cone and picked some more of those I could reach. I got rained on both times but didn’t really care.
The temptation to go back this morning armed with a stepladder is actually quite high. Those are some very fine cherries indeed, better than I could get in a supermarket and absolutely free. I will certainly be back for more next year.
June 23, 2007 at 7:45 am
I hope to be in London from Fri 8 – Mon 11 July. I would lovelovelove to go foraging with you whilst I’m there? Staying with D only 30 mins walk from The Perfect Pub (TM)
June 23, 2007 at 12:21 pm
We’ve just noticed that the tree outside the next block of flats that’s been raining small red stoned fruits down on us every summer since we moved in is … a cherry tree.
Unfortunately I’m not sure we can reach any of them; it is, as typical for such, pruned well out of reach. I wonder if there are any less tended ones I could find…
June 25, 2007 at 1:18 pm
A walking stick or umbrella with a hooked handle is a very handy tool for reaching higher up into cherry trees. Don’t pull the branches too hard, you don’t want to snap any bits off, but cherry wood is amazingly flexible.