WEBVTT 00:04.566 --> 00:06.066 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% [Capri] In northern Michigan, 00:06.200 --> 00:08.533 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% summertime brings  a particular sweetness 00:08.666 --> 00:10.233 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% to the lakefront breeze. 00:11.766 --> 00:15.200 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% Bright spots of red glittering  amidst a forest of green. 00:15.533 --> 00:17.966 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% That is super sweet, actually. 00:18.100 --> 00:19.700 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Wow! 00:19.833 --> 00:21.300 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% A delectable taste. 00:22.500 --> 00:24.166 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% It's the perfect bite. 00:24.300 --> 00:27.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% And a subtle juice when combined  with unexpected flavors. 00:28.433 --> 00:32.000 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% [man] A cherry can go sweet, it can go tart, 00:32.133 --> 00:34.900 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% it can go spicy, savory. 00:35.033 --> 00:36.266 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% That's literally one of the best things 00:36.400 --> 00:38.400 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% I've ever, ever had in my whole life. 00:39.633 --> 00:43.066 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% From global cherry traditions  inherited from ancestors... 00:43.200 --> 00:44.300 align:start position:32.5% line:84.67% size:37.5% [woman] Ta dah. 00:44.433 --> 00:46.766 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% Wow, look at that color. 00:46.900 --> 00:49.033 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% ...To those treated  right here in Michigan. 00:51.833 --> 00:54.500 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% Cherry culture is thriving and here to stay. 01:02.000 --> 01:04.366 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% I'm Capri Cafaro  and I'm on a mission 01:04.500 --> 01:06.433 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:27.5% to uncover  the incredible stories 01:06.566 --> 01:07.966 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% of the foods we grow... 01:09.166 --> 01:11.566 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% ...harvest, create... 01:12.700 --> 01:13.733 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% ...and celebrate. 01:14.533 --> 01:16.700 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% Beautiful, amazing meal. 01:16.833 --> 01:18.933 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% So, I'm traveling  America's backroads 01:19.066 --> 01:21.566 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% to learn our cherished  food traditions 01:21.700 --> 01:23.233 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:27.5% from those  who make them possible... 01:23.366 --> 01:24.400 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% Look at that. 01:24.533 --> 01:26.333 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% ...and are helping  keep them alive. 01:26.466 --> 01:27.933 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% There is so much more to learn. 01:30.000 --> 01:30.966 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Whoa! 01:31.500 --> 01:33.533 align:start position:42.5% line:79.33% size:17.5% [Capri] On "America the Bountiful." 01:38.800 --> 01:40.266 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% [announcer] America's farmers  have nourished us 01:40.400 --> 01:41.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% for generations, 01:41.966 --> 01:45.200 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% but today they face  unprecedented challenges. 01:45.333 --> 01:48.000 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% American Farmland Trust  works with farmers 01:48.133 --> 01:50.366 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% to help save the land  that sustains us. 01:50.500 --> 01:53.500 align:start position:25% line:10% size:52.5% Together we can work  to keep America bountiful. 01:57.866 --> 01:59.566 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% [Capri] The region  around Traverse City 01:59.700 --> 02:03.233 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% in northern Michigan is famed  for its fabulous shoreline, 02:03.366 --> 02:07.366 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% lively summer atmosphere  and a unique microclimate 02:07.500 --> 02:11.700 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% that supports fruit farms  and in particular, cherries. 02:15.933 --> 02:19.100 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:72.5% Michigan grows approximately  70 percent of the tart cherries 02:19.233 --> 02:21.033 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% produced in the United States. 02:23.000 --> 02:25.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% North of Traverse City,  the King family, 02:25.700 --> 02:28.700 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% including father-son duo  John and Jack, 02:28.833 --> 02:31.433 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% have been cultivating and  harvesting cherries of all kinds 02:31.566 --> 02:33.466 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% for over 30 years. 02:34.700 --> 02:37.233 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% They specialize in both  the Montmorency Tart 02:37.366 --> 02:38.700 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% for pressing into juice, 02:40.500 --> 02:42.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% and a variety of sweet cherries 02:42.133 --> 02:44.900 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% that customers can pick for  themselves right off the trees. 02:46.400 --> 02:47.500 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% Tell me a little bit about 02:47.633 --> 02:52.933 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% why Michigan is so good at growing cherries. 02:53.066 --> 02:57.266 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% This is just such a well-suited region for cherries. 02:57.400 --> 03:00.233 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% We've got this fabulous microclimate here in Michigan 03:00.366 --> 03:03.066 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% that's based on these glacially formed hills 03:03.200 --> 03:04.466 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% that run north and south. 03:04.600 --> 03:07.700 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% And then that steep hill allows the cold air to roll downhill 03:07.833 --> 03:09.733 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% away from our sensitive crops. 03:09.866 --> 03:11.366 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% At the same time, 03:11.500 --> 03:14.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Lake Michigan holds so much heat when we're cold sensitive 03:14.933 --> 03:17.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% and we have a predominant southwest wind 03:17.166 --> 03:18.200 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% that'll pick that heat up 03:18.333 --> 03:21.033 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% and bring it into the orchard to protect us. 03:21.166 --> 03:23.466 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:22.5% And then, when we're heat sensitive, 03:23.600 --> 03:26.033 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% it'll actually pick up cool air and bring it into the orchard 03:26.166 --> 03:27.733 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% to keep us from overheating. 03:27.866 --> 03:30.433 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% So, it's like nature's way of circulating the air 03:30.566 --> 03:31.600 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% and making sure everything 03:31.733 --> 03:34.000 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% kind of runs the way it's supposed to, 03:34.133 --> 03:35.200 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% for the cherries at least. 03:35.333 --> 03:36.300 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:27.5% Absolutely. 03:36.433 --> 03:37.866 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:30% It moderates the highs and lows. 03:38.000 --> 03:39.200 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% These are sweet cherries. 03:39.333 --> 03:40.400 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Okay. 03:40.533 --> 03:42.600 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% [Jack] And while the area is known for tart cherries, 03:42.733 --> 03:44.566 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:27.5% people come for sweet cherries. 03:44.700 --> 03:46.433 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% They're crunchy. They're delicious. 03:46.566 --> 03:47.966 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% They're just super juicy. 03:48.100 --> 03:49.966 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% And we're looking for a really dark color. 03:50.100 --> 03:51.233 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% Like, if they're looking bright red, 03:51.366 --> 03:52.466 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% they're not quite ripe. 03:52.600 --> 03:54.733 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% We want them to be that really, really dark color. 03:54.866 --> 03:55.733 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% This is pretty dark. 03:55.866 --> 03:57.100 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% [Jack] That would be a great one to try. 03:57.233 --> 03:58.500 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% [Capri] All right, I'm going to give this one a shot. 04:00.733 --> 04:02.366 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% That is super sweet actually. 04:02.500 --> 04:03.833 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Wow! 04:03.966 --> 04:06.066 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% [Capri] The King's cultivate  a diverse array 04:06.200 --> 04:07.933 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% of sweet cherry trees 04:08.066 --> 04:10.200 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% all of which begin to ripen  in early July. 04:11.033 --> 04:12.800 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% These are called light sweet cherries. 04:12.933 --> 04:14.466 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% There are several varieties, 04:14.600 --> 04:18.400 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% but they pollinate the black cherries and vice versa. 04:18.533 --> 04:21.066 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% This is a newer light sweet variety called Radiance Pearl. 04:21.200 --> 04:22.366 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:20% Oh, wow. 04:22.500 --> 04:25.600 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% This is actually, in some ways, sweeter. 04:25.733 --> 04:27.133 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% [John] They can be sweeter, yeah. 04:27.266 --> 04:29.166 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% It's starting to become really popular. 04:29.300 --> 04:31.600 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% People are excited about them. 04:32.700 --> 04:33.900 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% [Capri] During harvest season, 04:34.033 --> 04:36.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% teams of skilled workers  harvest cherries in teams. 04:37.800 --> 04:40.400 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Pedro Francisco leads  the entire harvest operation 04:40.533 --> 04:41.933 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% here at King Orchards 04:42.066 --> 04:43.933 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:27.5% and he has  a lifetime of experience 04:44.066 --> 04:47.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% in harvesting the very best crop  from these delicate trees. 04:48.466 --> 04:49.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% I know I'm going to learn a lot from you Pedro 04:50.033 --> 04:51.000 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% because I understand 04:51.133 --> 04:52.900 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% you've been doing this for a really long time. 04:53.033 --> 04:54.066 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% [Pedro] Thirty-eight years. 04:54.200 --> 04:56.433 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% [Capri] Thirty-eight years right here on this farm 04:56.566 --> 04:57.866 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% with this family. 04:58.000 --> 04:58.966 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Yep. 04:59.100 --> 05:00.166 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% [Capri] That's incredible. 05:00.333 --> 05:02.600 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% So, you're basically part of the family at this point. 05:02.733 --> 05:04.233 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% [Pedro] You could say that. 05:04.366 --> 05:05.433 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Yep. 05:05.566 --> 05:07.766 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% [Capri] And you are basically running the operation, 05:07.900 --> 05:09.566 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% running the harvest operation and the crew, yeah? 05:09.700 --> 05:10.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% [Pedro] Yes. Yes. 05:10.966 --> 05:14.300 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% So, when you're trying to pick these particular cherries, 05:14.433 --> 05:15.333 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% what are you looking for? 05:15.466 --> 05:16.966 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% Do you pick them one by one? 05:17.100 --> 05:17.966 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:20% Show me. 05:18.100 --> 05:19.366 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% No, we pick them-- 05:19.500 --> 05:22.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% We see here, we have this cracked one and small one. 05:22.700 --> 05:23.833 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% We don't pick the small one 05:23.966 --> 05:27.133 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% because we only go for the bigger one. 05:27.266 --> 05:28.466 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% So, how long would it take 05:28.600 --> 05:31.800 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% for you to get all the cherries off the tree that you need? 05:31.933 --> 05:37.733 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% These trees take about maybe at least 10 minutes 05:37.866 --> 05:39.533 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% or 15 minutes to finish picking these. 05:39.666 --> 05:40.700 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% I feel like that's fast. 05:40.833 --> 05:41.866 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Yeah. 05:44.100 --> 05:45.700 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% [Capri] See, I can't believe you're saying this 10 minutes. 05:45.833 --> 05:47.266 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:22.5% I'm like, taking forever over here. 05:48.633 --> 05:50.400 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% I'm getting leaves. 05:50.533 --> 05:51.866 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% I do not have the skills. 05:52.000 --> 05:52.933 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% I'm going to need to come out here 05:53.066 --> 05:54.166 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% and do an internship. 05:55.833 --> 05:58.000 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% Sweet cherries are a major  attraction in the region 05:58.133 --> 05:59.300 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% when they are in season. 06:01.033 --> 06:02.300 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% But the variety of cherry 06:02.433 --> 06:04.733 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% for which northern Michigan  is most famous 06:04.866 --> 06:06.966 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% is on a different  flavor spectrum, 06:07.133 --> 06:08.766 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% the Montmorency Tart. 06:10.366 --> 06:12.600 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% Ripening a few weeks  after its sweet cousins, 06:12.733 --> 06:15.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% the Montmorency has been  grown here for over a century 06:16.033 --> 06:19.233 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% because of its tart flavor  and jelly-like consistency. 06:21.433 --> 06:24.066 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% Most of ours, we like to put into cherry juice concentrate. 06:24.200 --> 06:28.133 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% It is the best way to preserve lots and lots of cherries. 06:28.266 --> 06:31.533 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% And it brings the most amount of nutrients 06:31.666 --> 06:33.866 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% and it's the easiest to use. 06:34.000 --> 06:35.033 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:20% In fact, this is a little bit of our 06:35.166 --> 06:36.666 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% tart cherry juice concentrate right here. 06:36.800 --> 06:38.766 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% If you hold your finger out, I'll give you a little taste. 06:40.633 --> 06:41.866 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% Oh, that is tart. 06:42.000 --> 06:43.366 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Wow. 06:43.500 --> 06:44.600 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% Yeah, it's super flavorful. 06:44.733 --> 06:45.733 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% I've never had this before. 06:45.866 --> 06:46.733 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% It's really good. 06:46.866 --> 06:47.933 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% And the deep red color 06:48.066 --> 06:50.233 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% actually is part of what gives it all its nutrients. 06:50.366 --> 06:51.233 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% Interesting. 06:51.366 --> 06:53.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% So, that's the concentrate here. 06:53.166 --> 06:54.400 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:22.5% What is-- 06:54.533 --> 06:57.333 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% This looks pretty dark as well, but not quite as dark as that. 06:57.466 --> 06:58.600 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% Not quite as dark. 06:58.733 --> 07:01.233 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% And so, this is a one part concentrate to seven parts water 07:01.366 --> 07:02.933 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% for the actual cherry juice. 07:03.066 --> 07:04.233 align:start position:45% line:79.33% size:12.5% Okay. I'll give this a try. 07:04.366 --> 07:06.700 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% And it is cherry and beautiful. 07:08.700 --> 07:10.866 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% That is the most refreshing thing I've ever had. 07:11.000 --> 07:13.400 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% And it's one of the highest natural sources of melatonin. 07:13.533 --> 07:16.633 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% So, it's great for sleep, it's great for muscle recovery. 07:16.766 --> 07:19.300 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% We sell to a lot of athletes and sports teams. 07:19.433 --> 07:21.900 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% Well, I love anything that checks both boxes. 07:22.033 --> 07:24.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% It tastes good and good for you. 07:24.200 --> 07:26.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Now, that's a little bit lighter than this. 07:26.133 --> 07:29.100 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% And it seems like it's also a bit carbonated. 07:29.233 --> 07:30.433 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% So, what's the difference? 07:30.566 --> 07:33.233 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% So, this is one of the farm's hard ciders. 07:33.366 --> 07:34.600 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% -Oh, hard cider. -Yeah. 07:34.733 --> 07:38.633 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% And it's apple based and then we flavor it 07:38.766 --> 07:41.600 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% with a little tart cherry to add that tart zing to it. 07:41.733 --> 07:42.733 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Okay. 07:45.600 --> 07:47.333 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% Oh, I love that. 07:47.466 --> 07:49.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% Because actually it's more dry than sweet. 07:49.466 --> 07:50.533 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Yes. 07:50.666 --> 07:53.733 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% You know sometimes ciders can be a bit abrasive 07:53.866 --> 07:56.066 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% And I feel like that the tart cherry kind of rounds it out. 07:56.200 --> 07:57.066 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% I love this. 07:57.200 --> 07:59.233 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% [Jack] Oh yeah, it's a great combination. 08:00.500 --> 08:02.033 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% This is a Balaton tart cherry. 08:02.166 --> 08:05.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% It's an Eastern European tart cherry with a thicker skin. 08:05.166 --> 08:07.533 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% It's perfect for eating fresh. 08:10.400 --> 08:11.600 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% You're not joking. 08:11.733 --> 08:12.666 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:22.5% Oh, yeah. 08:12.800 --> 08:15.766 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% I can feel that tart on the back of my tongue. 08:15.900 --> 08:17.966 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:30% They're such big hits at a party. 08:18.100 --> 08:19.700 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% When I bring them places, 08:19.833 --> 08:21.233 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% where people just can't stop eating them. 08:21.366 --> 08:22.233 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% They're so delicious. 08:22.366 --> 08:23.333 align:start position:32.5% line:84.67% size:37.5% I can see that. 08:23.466 --> 08:25.166 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:35% Sweet and tart is my absolute favorite thing. 08:25.300 --> 08:28.966 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% And I can imagine folks in Eastern Europe 08:29.100 --> 08:32.700 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% just going to the tree picking these off and enjoying them. 08:32.833 --> 08:34.366 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% And one cool thing that I heard once 08:34.500 --> 08:37.600 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% is that if you go and find the ancient Roman roads, 08:37.733 --> 08:41.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% there's cherries growing up and down along them 08:41.533 --> 08:43.866 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% because the soldiers would eat them as they walk 08:44.000 --> 08:46.000 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% and spit them along the sides of the roads 08:46.133 --> 08:48.200 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% and now these ancient trees are hanging out there. 08:48.333 --> 08:51.633 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% If I throw this pit somewhere, am I going to get a tree? 08:51.766 --> 08:54.133 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% Well, something may grow, 08:54.266 --> 08:56.100 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% that's going to depend on your green thumb. 09:00.666 --> 09:03.000 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% [Capri] The popularity of the  tart cherry throughout Europe 09:03.133 --> 09:05.033 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% is what inspired  European settlers 09:05.166 --> 09:06.466 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% to first plant the trees 09:06.600 --> 09:08.700 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% in the greater Traverse City  area of Michigan 09:08.833 --> 09:10.566 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% in the mid-19th Century. 09:12.566 --> 09:15.366 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% Many of those European  tart cherry culinary traditions 09:15.500 --> 09:18.366 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% continue throughout the region  to this day. 09:19.566 --> 09:23.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Case in point, Romanian native,  Rodica Godlewski, 09:23.566 --> 09:25.900 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% uses them to make  a beloved summertime soup 09:26.033 --> 09:27.300 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% from her home country. 09:28.500 --> 09:30.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% It is a sour cherry soup and I know it sounds weird, 09:30.700 --> 09:32.400 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% but I grew up with this. 09:32.533 --> 09:34.533 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% You are from Romania, right? 09:34.666 --> 09:37.233 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% I'm from Romania on the western part of the country 09:37.366 --> 09:38.966 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% and that borders Hungary. 09:39.100 --> 09:42.033 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% The soup is also Hungarian origin, 09:42.166 --> 09:43.766 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:20% however, the neighboring countries 09:43.900 --> 09:45.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% have adopted it to their liking. 09:46.000 --> 09:48.066 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% So yeah, my grandmother and my mother 09:48.200 --> 09:49.500 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% would make it all the time. 09:49.633 --> 09:51.900 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:35% And I do enjoy to make it every summer 09:52.033 --> 09:54.133 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% when sour cherries are in season. 09:54.266 --> 09:57.166 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% Well, we are in prime cherry season. 09:57.300 --> 09:58.966 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% So, tell me a little bit about the ingredients you have 09:59.100 --> 10:00.766 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% and what we're going to do to make this soup. 10:00.900 --> 10:03.466 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% So, we have just water. 10:03.600 --> 10:08.000 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% We're going to add some sour cherries which I pitted before. 10:08.133 --> 10:09.933 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% Then we have our spices. 10:10.066 --> 10:13.833 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% So, we have vanilla beans, a few cloves, whole cloves, 10:13.966 --> 10:17.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% and then cinnamon and nutmeg, and a little salt. 10:17.466 --> 10:20.566 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% And a few orange rinds, yeah. 10:20.700 --> 10:21.966 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% You can always use lemon. 10:22.100 --> 10:23.200 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% It's not set in stone. 10:23.333 --> 10:24.833 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% How does the citrus work with the cherries? 10:24.966 --> 10:27.766 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% It gives it the extra freshness to the citrus. 10:27.900 --> 10:28.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% That makes sense. 10:28.966 --> 10:30.033 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% It enhances the flavor. 10:30.166 --> 10:34.266 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% And then our sugars, brown sugar and vanilla sugar. 10:34.400 --> 10:36.366 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% We have some lemon juice and-- 10:36.500 --> 10:37.366 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:25% And flour. 10:37.500 --> 10:38.466 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% Let me guess, thickening agent? 10:38.600 --> 10:39.933 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% Yeah, it's a thickening agent. 10:40.066 --> 10:42.766 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% You can use flour, you know, but I have corn starch. 10:42.900 --> 10:49.666 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% We're going to turn our stove on medium heat about there 10:49.800 --> 10:52.400 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% and then we have our medium-sized pot 10:52.533 --> 10:54.166 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% to which we're going to add the water. 10:58.366 --> 11:02.666 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% And then we're adding our cherries, or sour cherries, 11:02.800 --> 11:03.766 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% whatever you have on hand. 11:03.900 --> 11:06.800 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Yeah, so what would it traditionally be called 11:06.933 --> 11:09.066 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% that isn't just sour cherry soup? 11:09.200 --> 11:11.000 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% It's called Supa De Visinata. 11:11.133 --> 11:12.433 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% Supa De Visinata. 11:12.566 --> 11:16.066 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% So supa means "soup" and then visinata means "sour cherries." 11:16.200 --> 11:17.200 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% [Capri] Okay. 11:17.333 --> 11:19.700 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% [Rodica] Romanian cooking is based a lot on spices. 11:19.833 --> 11:21.666 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% We use a lot of spices. 11:21.800 --> 11:23.133 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% And then you're going to put in the orange rinds. 11:23.266 --> 11:24.500 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% Yeah, we're going to put the orange rinds 11:24.633 --> 11:25.900 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% and allow it to cook. 11:26.033 --> 11:28.366 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% So, tell me a little bit about maybe the significance 11:28.500 --> 11:30.200 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% of this kind of soup? 11:30.333 --> 11:33.066 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% When would it be served in Romania? 11:33.200 --> 11:34.100 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% When did you eat it? 11:34.233 --> 11:36.133 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% Was it for special occasions or every day? 11:36.266 --> 11:39.533 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% When would you see this particular soup come out? 11:39.666 --> 11:41.500 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:35% I think during sour cherry season 11:41.633 --> 11:43.200 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% it would be an everyday thing. 11:43.333 --> 11:46.666 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% And growing up as a child with a sweet tooth, 11:46.800 --> 11:48.766 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% given this soup is on the sweeter side, 11:48.900 --> 11:51.966 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% you always enjoy sitting down and seeing this is on the menu. 11:52.100 --> 11:53.233 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% It's boiling now. I see it. 11:53.366 --> 11:54.366 align:start position:32.5% line:84.67% size:35% It is boiling. 11:54.500 --> 11:55.733 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% It's getting happy. 11:55.866 --> 11:57.066 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% I'm starting to smell it more. 11:57.200 --> 11:58.666 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% We want to add our sugars. 11:58.800 --> 11:59.666 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% [Capri] Yep. 11:59.800 --> 12:00.866 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% And so, you want to give it a good stir 12:01.000 --> 12:02.300 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% and then allow it to simmer 12:02.433 --> 12:04.800 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% for about another five minutes or so. 12:06.533 --> 12:07.633 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:27.5% Oh, I love. 12:07.766 --> 12:09.733 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% I can already see the red. 12:09.866 --> 12:10.733 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:25% The color. 12:10.866 --> 12:13.300 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% The color just coming through. 12:13.433 --> 12:14.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% [Rodica] This is served chilled. 12:14.766 --> 12:19.033 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% So, it's perfect for an appetizer at the luncheon 12:19.166 --> 12:21.800 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% or a dinner in summer. 12:21.933 --> 12:23.966 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% But you can even use it as a dessert. 12:26.033 --> 12:28.166 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% Boy, now this is really boiling now. 12:28.300 --> 12:31.300 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% So, it looks like it's getting close to being ready. 12:31.433 --> 12:32.500 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Is there anything else we need to do? 12:32.633 --> 12:33.700 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% Almost there. 12:33.833 --> 12:35.966 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% So, we're just going to add some frozen whip cream. 12:36.100 --> 12:37.900 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% Okay I can help you out there. 12:38.033 --> 12:39.666 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% So, we're going to allow it to fully melt 12:39.800 --> 12:41.566 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% and then at this point the soup is done. 12:42.266 --> 12:44.866 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Then we're just going to allow it after that to cool off 12:45.000 --> 12:46.966 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% and then serve it. 12:47.800 --> 12:50.466 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:47.5% [Capri] In Romania,  tart cherries are also used 12:50.600 --> 12:52.400 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% in a traditional  fermentation process 12:52.533 --> 12:54.100 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% with alcohol and sugar 12:54.233 --> 12:56.933 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% to make a sour cherry brandy  called visinata, 12:57.066 --> 12:59.933 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% a homemade delicacy  with no official recipe. 13:00.633 --> 13:02.300 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% [Rodica] So, it is a very basic drink. 13:02.433 --> 13:06.433 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% It's made with sour cherries, sugar and alcohol. 13:06.566 --> 13:07.800 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% So, what you want to do is, 13:07.933 --> 13:09.866 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% you weigh your sour cherries and your sugar 13:10.000 --> 13:11.633 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% and then you start layering. 13:11.766 --> 13:13.733 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% You know, you want to have the same weight in sour cherries 13:13.866 --> 13:15.066 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% and in sugar. 13:15.200 --> 13:16.333 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% After you've done that, 13:16.466 --> 13:17.700 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:30% and you used all your ingredients, 13:17.833 --> 13:20.466 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% you want to set that up in the sun for a couple of days 13:20.600 --> 13:22.000 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% until the fermentation process starts. 13:22.133 --> 13:23.200 align:start position:47.5% line:84.67% size:7.5% Oh. 13:23.333 --> 13:26.100 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% [Rodica] And after that, you want to pour your alcohol. 13:26.233 --> 13:28.500 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% You want to keep it in the dark place 13:28.633 --> 13:31.466 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% for about four, five months. 13:31.600 --> 13:34.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% In Romania, you can make a drink out of everything. 13:34.566 --> 13:36.733 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% You can use plums. You can use apples. 13:36.866 --> 13:38.366 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% You can use whatever. 13:38.500 --> 13:40.800 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% But I specifically enjoy this one. 13:40.933 --> 13:44.933 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Again, the sour cherries give that specific flavor. 13:45.066 --> 13:47.166 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% Also, let me give this a try. 13:47.800 --> 13:48.766 align:start position:47.5% line:84.67% size:7.5% Oh! 13:51.333 --> 13:52.566 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% That's nice. 13:52.700 --> 13:53.766 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% That's nice. 13:53.900 --> 13:54.900 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% I didn't know what to expect. 13:55.033 --> 13:57.433 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% You're right, it is sweet, 13:57.566 --> 14:00.133 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% but it has a little bit of a kick. 14:00.266 --> 14:02.400 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% It's not too sour. 14:02.533 --> 14:04.133 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% So, that's probably-- 14:04.266 --> 14:05.400 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% You would think it would be. 14:05.533 --> 14:09.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% --why you need the equal amount of sugar and cherries 14:09.533 --> 14:10.733 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% because it does provide that balance. 14:10.866 --> 14:11.900 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Yeah. 14:12.033 --> 14:13.566 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% Is this something that folks usually make at home? 14:13.700 --> 14:15.633 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Yeah, everybody makes it at home, yeah. 14:15.766 --> 14:17.233 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% Everybody makes it at home and you still make it here. 14:17.366 --> 14:18.666 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% -That is amazing. -I still make it here. 14:18.800 --> 14:20.166 align:start position:42.5% line:84.67% size:15% Ta-da. 14:20.300 --> 14:22.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% [Capri] Wow, look at that color. 14:22.966 --> 14:24.000 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% [Rodica] Isn't it amazing? 14:24.133 --> 14:25.666 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% [Capri] Absolutely beautiful. 14:28.900 --> 14:30.600 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% Rodica likes  to serve lime yogurt 14:30.733 --> 14:32.033 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% with her cherry soup. 14:33.066 --> 14:35.866 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% Okay, the moment I have been waiting for. 14:36.000 --> 14:38.433 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% I want to get a cherry in. 14:38.566 --> 14:40.666 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% I want to get the yogurt in. 14:40.800 --> 14:42.333 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% I want that perfect bite. 14:44.266 --> 14:46.966 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% Mmm, that is good. 14:47.100 --> 14:48.133 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% What do you think? 14:48.266 --> 14:51.333 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% I know, again I never know what to expect sometimes, 14:51.466 --> 14:53.933 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% and this is something I've never had before. 14:54.066 --> 14:55.800 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% It is fantastic. 14:55.933 --> 15:00.166 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% I can taste the nutmeg, the star, anise, 15:00.300 --> 15:01.566 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% the vanilla is bringing out, 15:01.700 --> 15:04.966 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% and then when you get a full cherry, it like, just, 15:05.100 --> 15:07.133 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% it like tingles in the back of your mouth. 15:07.266 --> 15:08.666 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% It's just unbelievable. 15:08.800 --> 15:10.766 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% So, what do you think, is it more sweeter, or sour? 15:12.466 --> 15:14.466 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% It is like a perfect balance of both. 15:14.600 --> 15:17.933 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% I would say that it's a little bit more sour 15:18.066 --> 15:19.900 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% when you get the cherry 15:20.033 --> 15:21.866 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:30% and you take the lime yogurt together. 15:22.000 --> 15:24.966 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% So, if you have a cherry piece and that lime yogurt, 15:25.100 --> 15:26.566 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% it brings out that brightness. 15:26.700 --> 15:28.200 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% Perfect combo, isn't it? 15:28.333 --> 15:30.566 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% It's a perfect combo. 15:32.600 --> 15:33.466 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:25% Well done. 15:33.600 --> 15:35.233 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% So, how do you say cheers in Romanian? 15:35.366 --> 15:36.700 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:20% -Noroc.  -Noroc. 15:36.833 --> 15:37.866 align:start position:42.5% line:84.67% size:17.5% Noroc. 15:39.833 --> 15:41.433 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% [Capri] Here in Michigan  in early July, 15:41.566 --> 15:43.433 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% the dinner table  isn't the only place 15:43.566 --> 15:44.866 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% you'll find this vibrant fruit 15:45.000 --> 15:47.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% being thoroughly enjoyed  and celebrated. 15:47.200 --> 15:49.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% [announcer] On your mark, get set, go. 15:49.200 --> 15:51.233 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:25% [cheering] 15:51.366 --> 15:52.433 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% You've got to cheer them on. 15:52.566 --> 15:54.133 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:25% [cheering] 15:54.266 --> 15:55.733 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% Okay, it looks like we've got our winner. 15:58.066 --> 16:00.133 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% [Capri] The annual  National Cherry Festival 16:00.266 --> 16:01.400 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% in Traverse City 16:01.533 --> 16:03.666 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% is the largest celebration  of cherries in the state. 16:06.200 --> 16:07.833 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% [announcer] Oh, look at it. 16:07.966 --> 16:11.533 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% [Capri] This is Kat Paye's 8th  festival as executive director, 16:11.666 --> 16:13.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% but she's been involved  with the festival 16:13.200 --> 16:14.866 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% for more than three decades. 16:15.866 --> 16:18.666 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% So, what goes into organizing something this big 16:18.800 --> 16:20.266 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% that's gone on for this long? 16:20.400 --> 16:22.400 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% Well, we have an amazing team 16:22.533 --> 16:25.033 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% with staff, and interns and volunteers alike 16:25.166 --> 16:26.633 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% that spend year-round time 16:26.766 --> 16:29.433 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% to put the entire National Cherry Festival together. 16:29.566 --> 16:31.800 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% Over 150 events, over 8 days 16:31.933 --> 16:34.000 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% and anything and everything that you could imagine 16:34.133 --> 16:35.366 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% that has a cherry in it. 16:35.500 --> 16:36.466 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% So, we have everything 16:36.600 --> 16:38.100 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% from the fresh cherry to the dried cherry, 16:38.233 --> 16:39.633 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% to the milk chocolate covered cherry 16:39.766 --> 16:41.633 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% to the dark chocolate covered cherry 16:41.766 --> 16:42.833 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% to the cherry jerky, 16:42.966 --> 16:45.433 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% to the cherry fudge, cherry vinaigrette. 16:45.566 --> 16:46.433 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% There's not enough. 16:46.566 --> 16:48.200 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Cherry barbecue sauce. It keeps going. 16:48.333 --> 16:50.100 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:30% Okay, I want all of those things, 16:50.233 --> 16:53.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% but if there's one thing that I can't miss 16:53.533 --> 16:56.800 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% while I'm here in Traverse City at the National Cherry Festival 16:56.933 --> 16:58.700 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% what do you suggest? 16:58.833 --> 17:03.300 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% It is absolutely a signature cherry crumb pie flurry. 17:03.433 --> 17:07.066 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% It is an entire slice of our famous cherry crumb pie 17:07.200 --> 17:08.700 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:35% put into a cup with vanilla ice cream 17:08.833 --> 17:10.400 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:30% and mixed up with a flurry machine. 17:14.733 --> 17:15.733 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% One for each of you. 17:15.866 --> 17:17.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% And it basically, it's everything. 17:17.466 --> 17:18.466 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% Oh, this is so awesome. 17:18.600 --> 17:19.700 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% The crust, the crumb topping, the filling, 17:19.833 --> 17:20.966 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% everything spun up together. 17:21.100 --> 17:22.000 align:start position:32.5% line:84.67% size:37.5% I can see that. 17:22.133 --> 17:23.300 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% So, it's a chunky affair. 17:23.433 --> 17:24.300 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% I like that. 17:24.433 --> 17:25.333 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% That's pretty good. 17:25.466 --> 17:26.966 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:25% Ah hahaha. Mess, mess, mess. 17:28.200 --> 17:29.066 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Mmmm. 17:29.200 --> 17:30.600 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% I'll have a small taste with you. 17:32.733 --> 17:33.866 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% That is good. 17:34.000 --> 17:35.733 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% It's tart cherries with the sweetness of the ice cream. 17:35.866 --> 17:37.200 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% I was just going to ask you, tart cherries. 17:37.333 --> 17:39.300 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% And then a little bit of texture with that crust. 17:40.566 --> 17:41.866 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% It's the perfect bite. 17:42.000 --> 17:43.466 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:12.5% Yeah. 17:43.600 --> 17:45.800 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% You, my friend, are a genius. 17:45.933 --> 17:49.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% But I want to try my hand at one of these contests 17:49.200 --> 17:50.333 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% you were talking about. 17:51.200 --> 17:53.366 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% Having the experience of spitting a pit 17:53.500 --> 17:57.166 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% at the National Cherry Festival is the ultimate experience. 17:57.300 --> 17:58.266 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% You can do it too, so go ahead. 17:58.400 --> 17:59.400 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% Let's see what you can do. 17:59.533 --> 18:00.866 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:25% I got one. 18:03.533 --> 18:06.400 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% Look at this, 24 feet, 6 inches. 18:06.533 --> 18:07.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% You did better all the way down. 18:08.066 --> 18:09.433 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:27.5% -All right. -Thank you. 18:09.566 --> 18:10.533 align:start position:37.5% line:79.33% size:27.5% -Thank you. -Thank you. 18:10.666 --> 18:11.833 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:22.5% Good job! 18:13.333 --> 18:15.533 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% [Capri] While the National  Cherry Festival finds fun ways 18:15.666 --> 18:18.433 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% to celebrate the cherry  for one week each summer, 18:18.566 --> 18:21.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% there's a place just to the west  of Traverse City 18:21.600 --> 18:24.500 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% that celebrates the fruit  all year long. 18:25.833 --> 18:26.900 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% Glen Arbor native, 18:27.033 --> 18:29.000 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% Bob Sutherland founded  the Cherry Republic 18:29.133 --> 18:31.400 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% nearly 30 years ago  on the motto, 18:31.533 --> 18:35.133 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% "Life, liberty,  beaches and pie." 18:37.000 --> 18:38.166 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% Bob, I have to admit 18:38.300 --> 18:41.000 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% I have never seen a place like this ever. 18:41.133 --> 18:44.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% It is like a palace of cherries, a cathedral to cherries, 18:44.700 --> 18:48.333 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% and it's my understanding that it all started 18:48.466 --> 18:52.366 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% with a little bit of entrepreneurship and a dream 18:52.500 --> 18:55.733 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% with a t-shirt in what, the trunk of your car? 18:55.866 --> 18:58.400 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% Yeah, I don't think I could say a humbler beginning 18:58.533 --> 19:01.666 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% then coming up with this great t-shirt idea 19:01.800 --> 19:03.333 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% of the cherry republic 19:03.466 --> 19:05.933 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% and recognizing this cherry growing region 19:06.066 --> 19:07.333 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% as its own country. 19:07.466 --> 19:09.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% I grew up around cherry farmers. 19:09.866 --> 19:13.333 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% I've been on those orchards and running down those roads 19:13.466 --> 19:17.600 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% and you make a connection not only to these trees, 19:17.733 --> 19:21.700 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% to these people, to this land that you just want to share 19:21.833 --> 19:23.233 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% with the rest of the world. 19:23.366 --> 19:26.066 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% And from that little beginning running t-shirts all over, 19:26.200 --> 19:29.133 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% I started a few more items and a few more items 19:29.266 --> 19:33.500 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% and pretty soon I had set up a storefront 19:33.633 --> 19:38.400 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% and that store expanded and it did gardens and a winery. 19:38.533 --> 19:41.900 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% And this is what you see today, a complete labor of love. 19:42.033 --> 19:44.300 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% An expression of northern Michigan. 19:46.000 --> 19:49.300 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% [Capri] Cherries seem to be one of the most adaptable fruits 19:49.433 --> 19:51.733 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% when it comes to adding into different flavors. 19:51.866 --> 19:53.400 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% What's some of your favorites? 19:53.533 --> 19:55.733 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% Boy, cherry salsa. 19:55.866 --> 20:00.366 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Our cherry pie took us two years to figure out. 20:00.500 --> 20:04.966 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% Oh man, cherry salad dressing to barbecue sauce. 20:05.100 --> 20:06.366 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% I could go on and on. 20:06.500 --> 20:07.533 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% Well, you could. 20:07.666 --> 20:09.566 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% And I want to taste as many of them as I can. 20:09.700 --> 20:11.966 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% But it looks like the salsa came just like magic. 20:12.100 --> 20:12.966 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:27.5% [Bob] Yeah. 20:13.100 --> 20:14.000 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% Can I dig in? 20:14.133 --> 20:15.300 align:start position:32.5% line:84.67% size:35% [Bob] Oh yeah. 20:20.600 --> 20:23.833 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% And this salsa captures really what the cherry is about 20:23.966 --> 20:27.300 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% because a cherry can go sweet, 20:27.433 --> 20:32.300 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% it can go tart, it can go spicy, savory 20:32.433 --> 20:35.766 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% and there's everything in that one item. 20:35.900 --> 20:38.533 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% That's literally one of the best things I've ever, ever had 20:38.666 --> 20:39.600 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% in my whole life. 20:39.733 --> 20:40.933 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% Now, I'm not just saying that 20:41.066 --> 20:43.700 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% because you've invited me here to the lovely Cherry Republic. 20:43.833 --> 20:46.066 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% That is incredible. 20:46.200 --> 20:47.200 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% How'd you come up with that? 20:47.333 --> 20:48.966 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% I would've never thought of cherry salsa on my own? 20:49.100 --> 20:50.366 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% Honestly, it took a while. 20:50.500 --> 20:51.666 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% It almost took us two years 20:51.800 --> 20:53.900 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% to come up with this perfect combination. 20:54.033 --> 20:57.800 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:45% It's sweet, spicy, savory all in one. 20:59.466 --> 21:01.633 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% [Capri] Bob also combines  savory and sweet 21:01.766 --> 21:04.966 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% in his parmesan grilled cheese  with cherry fig jam. 21:06.800 --> 21:09.100 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% And likes to pair it with  a glass of cherry soda. 21:12.166 --> 21:13.333 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Mmm. 21:16.366 --> 21:18.300 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% That is too good. 21:18.433 --> 21:22.200 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% This item, we're going to serve 10,000 of those 21:22.333 --> 21:23.300 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:30% this summer. 21:23.433 --> 21:24.533 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% [Capri] Ten-thousand? 21:24.666 --> 21:29.400 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% We have 160 waiting to be tossed on the grill at any time. 21:29.533 --> 21:31.200 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% Well, I can see why. 21:31.333 --> 21:32.300 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% And there's something-- 21:32.433 --> 21:34.533 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:72.5% I mean, again, that sort of-- 21:34.666 --> 21:36.833 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:55% that sweet and savory, 21:36.966 --> 21:39.033 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% you know, it is that perfect balance. 21:39.166 --> 21:40.366 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% And then what do you do to this bread? 21:40.500 --> 21:41.466 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% I feel like this-- 21:41.600 --> 21:42.566 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% Is there like this parmesan crust or something 21:42.700 --> 21:43.566 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% on the bread? 21:43.700 --> 21:47.533 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% Yeah, parmesan crust on a herb butter. 21:47.666 --> 21:49.400 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% Yeah, just look at that pouring with it. 21:49.533 --> 21:54.066 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Just a perfect balance of cheese and sweet, juiciness. 21:55.466 --> 21:56.733 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% Now, let me try this. 21:56.866 --> 21:58.066 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% I've got to wash this down. 22:01.000 --> 22:03.466 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% That is refreshing, but it has that little tart. 22:03.600 --> 22:04.866 align:start position:22.5% line:84.67% size:57.5% It's a little bit tart. 22:05.000 --> 22:09.266 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% So, it's a really neat way to round this whole thing out. 22:09.400 --> 22:12.166 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% Well, if this is cherry pie in a glass, 22:12.300 --> 22:14.800 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% you have to have real cherry pie, right? 22:14.933 --> 22:16.466 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% Cherry pie in a slice on a plate. 22:16.600 --> 22:18.000 align:start position:32.5% line:84.67% size:37.5% Oh, absolutely. 22:18.133 --> 22:22.100 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% And cherry pie is my favorite item on this property. 22:22.233 --> 22:23.600 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:75% And there's a story behind it. 22:23.733 --> 22:26.533 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% We spent six months searching the countryside 22:26.666 --> 22:29.966 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% for the best pie recipe we could find. 22:30.100 --> 22:32.733 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% And we found it up on the old Michigan Peninsula 22:32.866 --> 22:35.666 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% with a woman that won the cherry pie contest 22:35.800 --> 22:40.300 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% at the Cherry Festival four seasons about in a row. 22:40.433 --> 22:42.400 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% And we spent a winter day, 22:42.533 --> 22:46.133 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% a stormy winter day in her kitchen learning pies. 22:46.266 --> 22:47.666 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% What a better way 22:47.800 --> 22:49.666 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% then to spend a day in the winter 22:49.800 --> 22:54.000 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% then baking a pie that reminds you of summer. 22:54.133 --> 22:56.500 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% Yeah, and it was really unique and fun 22:56.633 --> 22:59.166 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% to just see the love that she put into this. 22:59.300 --> 23:04.600 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% It was tapioca which just gives a bounce to the cherry. 23:04.733 --> 23:05.766 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% [Capri] Interesting. 23:05.900 --> 23:08.766 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% And the way that the tapioca and the sugar 23:08.900 --> 23:10.900 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% mixes into this gel 23:11.033 --> 23:14.333 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% that surrounds this really tart cherry and holds it up. 23:14.466 --> 23:15.600 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% I call that the goo. 23:15.733 --> 23:17.133 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:67.5% It's a very technical term. 23:17.266 --> 23:18.466 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% It's the cherry goo. 23:18.600 --> 23:22.233 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:70% And I think to me, that's my favorite part of any pie, 23:22.366 --> 23:24.200 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% particularly cherry pie, is that goo. 23:24.333 --> 23:25.766 align:start position:17.5% line:84.67% size:65% So, I'm going to have to-- 23:25.900 --> 23:27.700 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% I'm going to have to taste test that for myself. 23:30.200 --> 23:31.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:62.5% So, what kind of cherries are these? 23:31.900 --> 23:33.733 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% That's a Montmorency Red Tart Cherry. 23:33.866 --> 23:36.733 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% That is a cherry that has made northern Michigan famous. 23:36.866 --> 23:38.900 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:20% Alright. Okay, famous cherries. 23:39.033 --> 23:40.500 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% And these are the tart ones. 23:40.633 --> 23:44.466 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:77.5% Now, do you use the Montmorency in the ice cream as well? 23:44.600 --> 23:45.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% Yeah, absolutely. 23:45.966 --> 23:48.666 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% [Capri] Okay, so this is a cherry ice cream, 23:48.800 --> 23:50.200 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% and cherry pie together. 23:52.200 --> 23:53.800 align:start position:45% line:84.67% size:10% Mmm. 23:55.400 --> 24:00.466 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% Super tart, but also sweet at the same time. 24:00.600 --> 24:03.833 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% And, okay, this goo, here's the goo-- 24:03.966 --> 24:05.333 align:start position:37.5% line:84.67% size:27.5% [Bob] Yeah. 24:05.466 --> 24:07.166 align:start position:35% line:84.67% size:32.5% Come on, goo. 24:07.300 --> 24:08.733 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:52.5% Goo is the best part. 24:08.866 --> 24:10.933 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% Look at that goo. Goo. 24:11.066 --> 24:12.300 align:start position:42.5% line:79.33% size:15% -Yeah. -Yes. 24:12.433 --> 24:15.966 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% That's tapioca, sugar and cherry juice. 24:16.100 --> 24:17.733 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% This is one heck of a sugar rush. 24:20.100 --> 24:21.400 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% But it is delicious. 24:21.533 --> 24:22.866 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% Is there anything else in this cherry ice cream? 24:23.000 --> 24:24.266 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% I feel like I'm tasting something else 24:24.400 --> 24:25.433 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:47.5% besides the cherry. 24:25.566 --> 24:28.133 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% Oh, that is our cherry pie ice cream. 24:28.266 --> 24:31.366 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% So, there's a little bit of savory crust mixed into it. 24:31.500 --> 24:33.500 align:start position:15% line:84.67% size:70% That's what I just bit into. 24:33.633 --> 24:35.200 align:start position:27.5% line:84.67% size:45% That is brilliant. 24:35.333 --> 24:37.400 align:start position:35% line:79.33% size:32.5% You guys have this incredible talent 24:37.533 --> 24:43.100 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:67.5% for perfect pairing mashups of different flavor layering 24:43.233 --> 24:44.966 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% with different flavor profiles. 24:45.100 --> 24:46.633 align:start position:32.5% line:79.33% size:37.5% I've never seen anything like it. 24:46.766 --> 24:49.833 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:57.5% [Bob] I call the cherry "ruby red morsels of joy." 24:49.966 --> 24:51.000 align:start position:25% line:84.67% size:50% [Capri] I love that. 24:51.133 --> 24:53.200 align:start position:12.5% line:79.33% size:75% [Bob] And I love seeing people walk on our property 24:53.333 --> 25:00.133 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% and just transform into these happy, relaxed people 25:00.266 --> 25:02.266 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% that can hang for hours. 25:02.400 --> 25:03.900 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% [Capri] Well, I am definitely one of those 25:04.033 --> 25:06.200 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% happy, relaxed people that can hang for hours 25:06.333 --> 25:10.900 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% and eat all of these incredible cherry concoctions 25:11.033 --> 25:13.033 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:42.5% that you all have dreamed up here. 25:13.166 --> 25:15.200 align:start position:27.5% line:79.33% size:47.5% Bob, you really are an ambassador 25:15.333 --> 25:17.033 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% from the Cherry Republic. 25:17.166 --> 25:20.166 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:52.5% Thank you for sharing your passion for cherries 25:20.300 --> 25:21.666 align:start position:12.5% line:84.67% size:77.5% and for your community with me. 25:21.800 --> 25:23.366 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:60% [Bob] Thanks for coming. 25:26.066 --> 25:27.900 align:start position:17.5% line:79.33% size:65% [Capri] Here in Michigan's  cherry country, 25:28.033 --> 25:31.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% the harvest marks a special time  of excitement and fresh flavors. 25:35.333 --> 25:38.000 align:start position:20% line:10% size:60% From concentrated juice  to fresh off the tree, 25:39.833 --> 25:42.666 align:start position:22.5% line:10% size:57.5% Michigan cherries fuel  a thriving local industry 25:42.800 --> 25:45.733 align:start position:15% line:10% size:70% and inspire a diverse array  of recipes and drinks, 25:47.166 --> 25:50.300 align:start position:15% line:10% size:70% offering up an iconic taste  of the Great Lakes region. 25:51.733 --> 25:53.533 align:start position:15% line:10% size:72.5% But why take my word for it, 25:53.666 --> 25:55.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% when you can come experience it  for yourself. 25:56.700 --> 25:58.400 align:start position:22.5% line:10% size:55% America The Bountiful 25:58.533 --> 26:00.400 align:start position:17.5% line:10% size:67.5% is waiting for you and me. 26:06.366 --> 26:09.366 align:start position:17.5% line:10% size:67.5% For more information visit  Americathebountifulshow.com. 26:14.066 --> 26:15.666 align:start position:15% line:79.33% size:72.5% [announcer] America's farmers  have nourished us 26:15.800 --> 26:17.133 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% for generations, 26:17.266 --> 26:19.666 align:start position:25% line:79.33% size:50% but today they face  unprecedented challenges. 26:20.966 --> 26:23.133 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% American Farmland Trust  works with farmers 26:23.266 --> 26:25.800 align:start position:22.5% line:79.33% size:55% to help save the land  that sustains us. 26:25.933 --> 26:28.566 align:start position:25% line:10% size:52.5% Together we can work  to keep America bountiful.