Recipe needed:

[Aerows]

My father has terrible gout, and two of the things that popularly are considered to help are Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) and cherries. I'm looking for ways to use both of these ingredients in things to make them more palatable for him.

The ACV tastes really good on fish, but I'm not a baker nor a sweets eater, so I'm puzzled about what to do with cherries that isn't pie.

I'm not making this thread as a cure-all or discussion about gout, since that is against the rules, but these two things are well-known to help, so I want to help introduce them into my cooking in the event that they help my father.

[The empressof all]

1. If you live near a Trader Joes

They do sell a very reasonably priced pure "sour" cherry juice. It's a great way to get the cherries in everyday. I mix a few ounces into a bit of orange juice and top off with fizzy water. It's a terrific afternoon "mocktail"

Cherries IMO just aren't as good canned or even frozen. When they are fresh they are best eaten out of hand...and who wants to bother pitting them for a pie that is more often than not too sweet.

In order to get enough cherries into someone to get a therapeutic impact IMO..the juice is the best and easiest way

If you want to bother with the pitting, when they are fresh Cherries are delicious in a Claufouti. Even though they recommend not pitting..I cracked a tooth that way so YMMV

http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/CherryClafoutis.html

[Aerows]

5. Oh my goodness, what a great set of ideas

Thank you Empress. I am doing my best to get cherry juice into my father. He's a pretty hale man, but he's been hurting so bad with gout, that I'm trying all kinds of recipes and ingredients.

[Major Nikon]

2. Here's my recipe for a cherry smoothie

4 oz juice of your choice
6 oz (by weight) frozen cherries
1 ripe banana

Blend until smooth.

[Aerows]

6. Thank you

That's the easiest I've had so far, and the one I could make quickly. Thanks so much.

[grasswire]

3. dried sour cherries are delicious

Buy them in bulk at your supermarket or at Trader Joe's for the best price.

You can sprinkle them on yogurt or cereal, make them into a trail mix snack with some nuts or granola, or sprinkle on a salad or pasta....lots of things can be done.

[Aerows]

7. I live in the sticks of MS

Unfortunately, and we don't have a Trader Joe's. We have ... people growing things, and they don't include cherries since this is the deep south.

Maybe I could get dried cherries over the internet?

[grasswire]

9. yes, of course you can.

Bob's Red Mill -- a fine employee owned company with stellar reputation -- sells them by mail (and a lot of other really good products too). http://www.bobsredmill.com/tart-cherries.html

You could find them cheaper through amazon.com or some other mail-order food sites. Might be able to buy directly from an Oregon, Washington, or Wisconsin cherry grower.

[Aerows]

8. I'm trying my best to get him

to like Apple Cider Vinegar, since that is overwhelmingly the best food item. He's like me, and doesn't like sweets. I've tried juices, but what I wanted to make was something like a granola bar he can take with him and eat that has the necessary nutrients, if that makes sense, or at least prepare juice.

[grasswire]

10. I don't know how old he is...

....but an old-fashioned dish that many people remember fondly has lots of vinegar -- just put sliced cucumbers and sliced onion or sweet onion into a bowl and pour in some ACV, some water, and a bit of sugar (or sweetener) and let marinate for an hour or more. It's a side dish that used to be regularly on the table at dinner. I like to add some dried dill weed, but not necessary.

[msanthrope]

23. "New pickle" is the NYC name for that dish. nt

[NEOhiodemocrat]

24. We make that dish, and a nice variation of it

slice tomatos and onions and place the ACV, little water and sugar over it and let sit till supper.

[Aerows]

25. Thank you so much for

that recipe! I will try it. It's amazing how many people have so much wisdom. It makes such a difference in people's lives.

Thank you.

[Aerows]

27. He's in his 80's

And is pretty much as hale as anybody unless he's got the gout. He's my father, and my mother and myself love him dearly. We are just trying to make him get better.

My aunt just died at 107 so I take care of my elderly parents in the hope that they live forever.

[grasswire]

11. cherry leather would be great when fresh cherries are available in the summer

Or maybe frozen sour cherries would work. There are many recipes for leather on the Internet. Basically you make a mash, spread it out very thin and find a place to dry it. Yum yum.

[grasswire]

13. I just realized that you likely won't get any fresh sour cherries

They are hard enough to come by farther north -- they don't ship well at all.

[maddezmom]

12. German potato salad with ACV is great

so is any type of pork. You can always substitute ACV for Basalmic for dressings.

This is also a great dish "White bean and spinach salad"
http://wellcommunitychicago.org/articles/healthy-eating/recipe-white-bean-and-spinach-salad

I've been doing something similar from a Martha Stewart recipe...but use shallots in place of red onions and wilt the spinach and serve warm.

[grasswire]

14. celery seeds!

I just remembered reading that recommendation at people's pharmacy

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/build/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag=gout&limit=20

[Phentex]

15. Interesting! I think I made a slaw with both

apple cider vinegar and celery seeds in it. I'll see if I can find it for the OP.

[ljm2002]

16. You can use apple cider vinegar in sweet & sour sauce...

...or in a gastrique when cooking. You can use it in salad dressing. You can use it in barbeque sauce. You can use it in a marinade sauce for vegetables or meats.

As for cherries, I used them with pork chops once and it came out great. My standard method is to saute onions and apples, along with olive oil, a few herbs like thyme and oregano, and salt and pepper. I substituted cherries for the applies and it came out great -- although I did not saute the cherries, just the seasoned onions, then browned the (also seasoned) chops, then smothered it all with the cherries and let it all cook until the chops were done.

[HopeHoops]

17. This might sound weird, but try soaking some cherries (fresh) in the cider vinegar.

Pickled eggs sound weird. Pickled brussels sprouts sound weird. Pickled cactus, asparagus, and turnips sound weird. They're all good. Give it a try. He'll either like them or not.

On Edit: pit the cherries.

[Aerows]

26. No, I didn't know that

Thanks for the resource.

I really appreciate it, Tesha.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. Look for any granola recipe and use dried cherries in it

The dried are more concentrated than fresh and taste wonderful in granola.

[MichiganVote]

21. I used to make a meatloaf with a cherry sauce in place of tomato sauce. It was really good.

A drop or two of vinegar in water is usually tasteless but helpful.

[The empressof all]

22. lara bar cherry pie

These are wonderful! Just three ingredients - dates, almonds and dried cherries. All their flavors are terrific but the cherry is one of my favorites.