SC - Cherries

[Elaine Koogler]

So then I had another visitation of "dumb luck" when I used them in my chicken &
cherry pie!!! Wow!

Kiri

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> LrdRas at aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 5/11/00 12:06:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > margaret at Health.State.OK.US writes:
> >
> > << Would also like to know if there are
> >  any period varieties still being grown in large enough numbers to show up at
> >  markets. Ras you seem to be very knowledgeable. >>
> >
> > Alas my knowledge in the cherry area is somewhat limited. :-( I am not aware
> > of any actual cherry varieties that  are being marketed today that may have
> > been available to those living in the Middle Ages.
>
> Working from memory again, and possibly inaccurately, I vaguely recall
> hearing that Montmorencies are a period variety imported from France to
> the Northern Midwest USA at some point...
>
> Adamantius
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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