Comments on: Ground Cherry Cupcake Pies

By: Allie

Allie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:49:05 +0000

I made these and they were AMAZING! I was so excited to see ground cherries at my local farmer’s market and knew straight away that i had to make these. Delish!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:23:23 +0000

Wow-wowee-wow! I am SO impressed by your great cooking skills, this fantastic idea, and your photography. Gorgeous!!! I’ve been wondering if I could make pies or crisps in little cupcake tins because I do much better when baked goods come in portions. (that way, I don’t eat the whole thing in one sitting… ;) ). Love this idea, and as I have a carton of lovely groundcherries from my CSA sitting on my counter, I’ll be making some of these very soon! Thank you so much!!!

By: To begin at the beginning… « orange ideal

To begin at the beginning… « orange ideal — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:19:49 +0000

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By: Roxanne DuBree

Roxanne DuBree — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:12:14 +0000

I have enjoyed these for years (like, 40!). In Michigan my kids learned to ID the wild sort, differentiating them from the wild inedible species–of which, as was pointed out quite clearly in the caveat of the author/baker’s text, there are many. I was concerned to read a couple of posters’ comments from last year that indicated they were planning to eat the ORANGE “Japanese lanterns” that are NOT edible–so I hope those folks are still out there somewhere, alive & well…
ANYway: I have introduced friends to ground cherries over the years as wonderful little fruits that pick themselves when ripe, have no pest or disease problems in the garden (and grow ever so much larger & tastier there when cultivated and coddled by good soil & regular watering). It has been difficult to resist eating them just as they fall, but some years I have had enough garden space for more than a couple of plants (they are low-growing but definitely do like to sprawl, elbowing less energetic plants aside as they go!). Then I have made pies and also tried jam–thanks to a recipe in one of edible wild plant guru Euell Gibbons’ books–but found it much too sweet for my taste, even after fiddling with it and adding lime juice. May play with the recipe again this year as so far it looks as though I will have a very generous harvest of the little lovelies.
If anyone has a jam recipe for these, please post it!!
Oh–and Pinetree Seeds is one U.S. source for the seed; I think Nichols Garden Nursery also has them. Once grown, they will self-sow or a gardener can save the seed just as one would tomato seeds; propagation & culture also is the same.
Maybe next year I’ll grow extras & take them to market here in central Ohio.
P.S.– Vegan yumyum–your photos are mouth-wateringly wonderful and inspiring!

By: Hidden Meadows Farm

Hidden Meadows Farm — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:40:48 +0000

Hi, we are growers of ground cherries in Ontario, Canada (just north of Toronto)…for people in Southern Ontario/Greater Toronto Area, you can order ground cherries from us by our farm email, which is hiddenmeadows@bell.net. We have over 350 plants growing of these beautiful, versatile little beauties…..great in pies, preserves or just eating out of hand.

Thanks,
Deborah Robillard and Andrew Sharko
Hidden Meadows Farm
Caledon, ON

By: Lenore White

Lenore White — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:00:42 +0000

I love ground cherries. We grow them every year. They come up automatically every year because what when the fruit is somewhat eaten by ants and you don’t get all the cherries off the ground in the fall the plant comes up in the spring by themselves.. It’s great to see them every year. My mother makes double crust pie, custard pie and jam out of them. At one time I found receipes for coffee cake but now I can’t find anything like that. I would appreciate any other ideas from people.

By: Physalis Phan

Physalis Phan — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:21:13 +0000

I discovered these a couple of years ago on a trip to Montreal. I’ve been going nuts trying to find a local source for them. Clearly by the time I get to the Copley Place farmer’s market, they’re all gone!

I just ordered some seeds and I’m going to try to grow them in my Aerogarden. They’re supposed to grow pretty much like cherry tomatoes. Since they only grow up to 1 to 3 feet tall, they should be perfect.

By: jess

jess — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:22:29 +0000

i’m growing ground cherries this year in my garden because of this post!

By: Oh, You Got Me « The Secret Life of Walter Knitty

Oh, You Got Me « The Secret Life of Walter Knitty — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:58:34 +0000

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By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:07:06 +0000

I was cruising around your site this morning and saw these, then when I got to the store for groceries, there they were, waiting for me! These are absolutely lovely, have them baking in a little hand pie now! Thanks!