A recipe for Sweet Cherry Pie calls for 11/2 quarts of pitted sweet cherries. The yield percent for cherries is 87 percent. One cup of pitted sweet cherries weighs 51/4 ounces. Cherries are purchased in 10-pound cases for $22.90. How much will the sweet cherries for this pie cost? A recipe for Sweet Cherry Pie calls for 11/2 quarts of pitted sweet cherries. The yield percent for cherries is 87 percent. One cup of pitted sweet cherries weighs 51/4 ounces. Cherries are purchased in 10-pound cases for $22.90. How much will the sweet cherries for this pie cost