Sweet or Savory Cherry Compote

Sweet, dark cherries, and my cherry pitting tool I bought a cherry pitting tool; don’t ask me why. But since it was sitting in my kitchen drawer and I’d just bought a ton of sweet cherries, I felt compelled to use it. Without thinking, I began pitting the cherries without wearing food-handling gloves or spreading newspaper on the counter. My fingers, counter, and everything within 2 feet of