I Love Popping Me Some Cherries 😁

Why are you all looking at me like that?

Photo by Quaritsch Photography on Unsplash

Cherry-popping is an obsession for me. I love the sweet, juicy center of properly ripened fruit. There’s a sweet spot for cherry popping, too. It’s important to wait for nature to take its course; it’s no fun to pop an underdeveloped cherry. But waiting too long isn’t any better. Sagging skin makes for a squishy mouth feel.

Popping cherries in the mouth is a lot easier to clean up than the hands. The juices can get everywhere! Sometimes it squirts, leaving droplets of red running across my knuckles. I like to lick my fingers clean when that happens, but my partner tells me I should just rinse them off. He’s no fun.

Wait, why are you staring at me in disgust? Don’t tell me you don’t like cherries!? It’s the most common flavor for red, which is the most liked fruit flavor. Maybe you’re popping rotten cherries? I did warn you about those older ones. The skin should be firm, but not hard. There’s that look again.

I can’t help it! I just love cherries so much! Even when it dribbles down my chin or stains my clothes and washcloths. It’s messy, sure but the fruit is so rewarding. My mouth is watering now. Good thing I have some cherries waiting in the other room. I don’t mind if they’re frigid; sometimes I warm them up first, but usually, I just get…