CHERRY RIPE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4038, 7 January 1930, Page 2

CHERRY RIPE.

A BUCKETFUL FOR. 1/(1

A Fe.xlun party recently spent a delightful holiday at Picton. One of the launch outings in the Sounds was to a cherry grove situated in a sheltered bay. The cherry trees are clustered in a sun-kissed dip of the hills. Strange to say there were no birds in the locality. There were plenty of gulls and muiton hirdfs skimming over the blue waters or floating gracefully on the surface, but the red-ripe cherries do noitjfform pajft of theirl menu. For the launch to draw alongside the primitive jetty required skilful manodvring, as a bump would probably mean the wrecking of the settlers’ “wharf.” Having “made fast,” /lie party trouped ashore armed with benzine tins, baskets and boxes. Facing the cherry grove was the settler’s home -with several bonny children disporting themselves at the ent-ranee. H.-p-e the owner met the party and iVv payment of the sum of l/(! each permission was granted to pluck cherries for the space of an hour. Long before the “tin can” was rattled, calling time, all the receptacles were filled with red ripe cherries to be ultimately made into jam or bottled. Apart from cherry picking the outing included fishing and bathing. The launch trip £ r<)m Picton return fare, was 2/head. ' ,