Pie in a Bottle

There’s nothing like a homemade sour cherry pie, but it’s not always easy to find good sour cherries. The sour cherry flavor of Paula’s Pie Fillings is one of the best bottled fillings we’ve tasted. Plus it’s easier to spoon from a jar into a pie crust than from a can. You can buy the jars individually or in a gift pack that comes with a ceramic pie bird to vent steam from the pie. Paula’s also sells wild blueberry, peach and apple pie fillings.

Pie filling in 32-ounce jar, about $8, from Ralphs Fresh Fare, Vons, Pavilions, Whole Foods and Cost Plus stores. Boxed gift set (32-ounce-jar pie filling and pie bird, $17.50) is available on the Internet at https://www.sweetadelaide.com or call (888) 249-7140.