sour cherry
a cherry, Prunus cerasus, characterized by gray bark and the spreading habit of its branches.
the red, tart fruit of this tree, used in making pies and preserves.
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New York, Pennsylvania, California, Washington, Utah and a few other states also produce sour cherries, but in much more limited quantities.
This sour cherry pie is summer’s ultimate dessert | Daniela Galarza | July 13, 2021 | Washington Post“Sweet cherries are easier to find, of course, but nothing compares to sour cherries in pie,” Beranbaum says.
This sour cherry pie is summer’s ultimate dessert | Daniela Galarza | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostShe’s written hundreds of pie recipes and at least a half-dozen cherry pie recipes, but the pie she comes back to most is one where sour cherries are baked under a flaky cream cheese lattice crust.
This sour cherry pie is summer’s ultimate dessert | Daniela Galarza | July 13, 2021 | Washington PostSweet cherries will be firm when ripe, whereas sour cherries will be slightly soft.
A guide to stone fruit: How to choose, ripen, store and cook with it | Aaron Hutcherson | July 9, 2021 | Washington PostDelicate sour cherries and pudgy donut peaches have arrived at the market, and suddenly I’m researching ways to buy red wine vinegar in bulk.
Homemade Shrubs Are Your Gateway to a World of Sweet, Tangy Summer Drinking | Aliza Abarbanel | July 8, 2021 | Eater
Trees of the sour cherry should be planted 18 by 18 ft. apart, in well prepared under-drained soil.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnMontmorency is the most popular sour cherry grown in America.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. HedrickThe sour cherry, then, is now to be found truly wild in many parts of several continents.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. HedrickDespite the derivation of the name Amarelle, they have less bitterness than the other group of varieties of the sour cherry.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. HedrickThe sour cherry is at home in a great variety of climates, the vagaries of weather affecting it but little.
The Cherries of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for sour cherry
a Eurasian rosaceous tree, Prunus cerasus, with white flowers: cultivated for its tart red fruits
the fruit of this tree: Compare sweet cherry See also morello, amarelle
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