Comments on: fail: maraschino cherries

By: br. rumas

br. rumas — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:48:27 +0000

Yes sir,
There’s a lot to be said about what not to do
and it takes courage or utter disgust to point
to failure especially when it is you doing the failing.
Thanks so much for your honesty and wise
decision to share this failing with us it is deeply
appreciated. At least in this court.
We can certainly trust that when ever you do
get it right we’ll be the first to know.
Good luck with all your other interests in life
my brother
Peace

By: Maven Koesler

Maven Koesler — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:09:07 +0000

I swear I read a homemade M.cherry recipe that had you soak the cherries in a Lye solution (similar to how they cure olives) until they were bleached yellow. Then they were washed (several times) and soaked in dyed syrup. They also advised to use Queen Ann or a yellow cherry and _advised against_ Bings. I thought it sounded like a totally synthetic creation that could have used any organic sponge to make a “maraschino” cherry! I like the liquor soaked cherry idea much more. I have a quart jar of Bings in sweetened vodka in the fridge right now, and they beat the pants off those day-glo store bought ones. They’ve been steeping for about 5 months and, wow!

By: Denise

Denise — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:22:35 +0000

Hey Aleta, i’ve been doing some research about the marraschino cherries… it’s actually really easy to make them:
well, i’m from Argentina and we speak in kilos here , so i guess you’re gonna have to translate it to pounds or whatever you use:

1/2 kilo of cherries
1 liter of marraschino liquor
300 grams of sugar

you clean the cherries thoroughly, and put them in a sterilized jar. You cover them with the marraschino, close the jar, and let them there (in a dark place, away from sunlight) for about 4 weeks. After that time has passed, you add the sugar, and shake it a little bit to mix the sugar. Now you let them rest for 2 more months, and voila, you should have some home made marraschino cherries.

hope that works out!

ps: i’ve missed you!!!

By: Elissa

Elissa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:04:09 +0000

Soooo pleased you are back!!

By: raych

raych — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:55:46 +0000

I just had an epic-fail of the candy-apple-making variety yesterday, and I was gloomy. So, thanks for also failing?

Also, I’ve missed you.

By: wasabi prime

wasabi prime — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:13:23 +0000

First off — WELCOME BACK OMFG!!1111!!!1!! What a great post. I’m sorry the flavor wasn’t there, but you guys are rockstar to give maraschino cherries a whirl. I was thinking of doing a cheater version, buy dried whole cherries and just soak them in brandy until they’re drunk as a skunk and throw them into my frosty beverages. They don’t have the lovely vibrant color of these, but they sure are tasty.

By: Aleta

Aleta — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:53:30 +0000

Thanks for all the welcome backs! I missed my site. =)

@Mike V: yes, that was the big takeaway here (that maraschino cherries are a factory-product, not a kitchen-product), and the reason I never bothered with any real experimenting.

@Stephanie: not so difficult, just time-consuming!

@melissa: total bummer about your pickles! You’ll see that I have not posted any pictures of pickles, and for exactly that reason.

@Mr. P: Yep! I have a Round-Robin in the works. Should be an announcement next week.

@Kat W: nice to see that someone picks up on those little comments! I was pretty proud of that one.

By: Kat W

Kat W — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:25:16 +0000

So nice to see a post from you, Aleta! I’ve missed your smiling words and fantastic pictures. I agree with the rest–taste may have been a fail, but photos are lovely! I laughed and laughed and laughed at your bandaid-salt-cherries description and photo. Thanks!

By: Amy I.

Amy I. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:21:21 +0000

Aleta! I’m glad you’re back. The end.

By: Jason Sandeman

Jason Sandeman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:46:24 +0000

Wow. It may have been a failure, but at least you tried. I count that as a success in any book. The pics are lovely, just don’t be discouraged to try them again!