TIP OF THE DAY: Cherry Bonanza
 Dried tart (Montmorency) cherries from Chukar Cherries. |
It’s National Cherry Month. Even though fresh cherry season is in July, you can guess that National Cherry Month in February honors George Washington. Celebrate with delicious dried cherries, made from last summer’s harvest. We put them in everything from breakfast yogurt, cereal and pancakes; to luncheon salads; to sauces for meats and poultry at dinner. For snacks, make cherry caramel corn by tossing hot popcorn with sweet butter and adding dried cherries and honey-roasted pecans; then drizzle with caramel. There are more than 1,000 varieties of cherry tree. The cherry is believed to have originated around the Black and Caspian seas, which may explain why Russians prefer cherry preserves to sugar in their tea! – Learn all about cherries – Find cherry recipes in the February issue of THE NIBBLE online magazine: Caramelized Salmon With Cherry Mango Salsa, Carrots With Cherry Glaze, Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cherry Turkey Chili, Curried Cherry Chicken Salad Wraps, Pork Chops With Orange Cherry Sauce, Sweet Potatoes With Cherry Glaze |
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