Cherries Recipes
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- Pickled Cherries
1/2 cup vinegar 1/2 pound brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves Half-inch stick cinnamon 1 pound red cherries - Canned Cherries
1 lb cherries 1/2 lb sugar 1 1/2 cup water - Preserved Cherries
1 lb large, ripe Morello cherries 1 lb loaf sugar - Chocolate Maraschino Cherries
Maraschino cherries Fondant, melted Chocolate coating, melted - Preserved Cherries | 4 pounds cherries
4 pounds cherries 4 pounds sugar - Brandied Cherries
Candied or conserved cherries Brandy Fondant - Preserved Cherries | Morellas or large pie cherries
Morellas or large pie cherries Sugar - Ox-Heart Cherries
3/4 pound of white sugar 1 pound of cherries - Spiced Currants, Cherries, and Similar Fruits
5 pounds currants 4 pounds sugar 1 quart vinegar - Dried Cherries
3 pounds of Cherries 1 pound of brown sugar Loaf sugar
About Cherries
- Cherries are high in vitamin C which helps to prevent infections such as the common cold and also strengthen blood vessels
- Cherries contain melatonin which is helpful for inducing sleep
- It is not wise to chew the pip (seed) of the cherry because it contains prussic acid which is poisonous
- Cherries contain anthocyanin and bioflavonoids which reduce inflammation in a manner that is similar to aspirin or ibuprophen
- Tart cherries are good for preventing the gout and arthritis
- Cherries contain ellagic acid which some scientists believe is a powerful compound in prevention of cancer
- Cherries are high in antioxidants, fight free radical cells, thus help to prevent cancer
- Michigan produces 75% of commercial tart cherries while Oregon and Washington produce 60% of the world's sweet cherries
- Over 90% of the world's production of cherries is now in the USA
- Cherries originated near the Black Sea and were cultivated by Greeks but spread by the Romans
- Traverse City, Michigan is touted as "The Cherry Capital of the World" and they have an annual festival
- Cherries arrived in America thanks to European settlers in the 17th century
- Ancient Greek and Egyptian culture admired the cherry tree both for its lovely flowers and its versatile fruit
- Cherries are in the rose family of plants and is a cousin of the apricot
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