more about cherries - how about republican ones

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yesterday's farmers market had a surprise for me,

i came accross some cherries i usta eat long time

ago back in transylvania ... these people call them

" republican cherries " ... i took some to linda's,

helen did the brixing, one had 22, another 26,

but regardless of 'rithmatic, i consider these

cherries the best on this hemisphere ... hope to

get some more prretty soon ... this is the fullest

flavored fruit as a matter a fact ... small in

size, bitter to the first bite, then sour and with

a heavenly sweet finale ... almost wild ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- Helen Sun <helensy wrote:

> I call Bing and Lambert cherries red cherries, but

> the Raisey Bing cherries are really black. I kind of

> associate the dark color with iron, so I look up in

> a book.

>

> Here is some excerpts from Bernard Jensen:

>

> " Garden cherries originated chiefly from two

> species, the sour cherry and the sweet cherry. Both

> are native to Eastern Europe and Western Asia, where

> they have been cultivated since ancient thimes.

> Cherry pits have been found in prehistoric cave

> dwellings. "

>

> ... " Washington, Oregon and California lead in sweet

> cherry production,... "

>

> " The cherry is high in iron, and is an excellent

> laxative as well as a wonderful blood builder. I

> believe that the black cherry is the best for

> eating.

> Cherries mix well with other fruits and with

> proteins, but never with starches. They are

> wonderful in an elimination diet. The cherry should

> not often be mixed with dairy foods. This fruit,

> which has a high alkaline content, also helps get

> rid of toxic waste, and it has a wonderful effect on

> the glandular system.

> Black cherry juice is wonderful for flavoring

> teas so that sugar can be avoided. It is a wonderful

> gall bladder and liver cleaser because of its high

> iron content. Take a sex-ounce glass of black cherry

> juice each morning before breakfast for the gall

> bladder and liver. "

>

> Nutrients in one pound:

> calories 286 iron

> 1.6mg

> protein 5.3 g Vitamin A

> 450 IU

> fat 1.2 g thiamine

> .20 mg

> carbohydrates 71 g riboflavin

> .24 mg

> calcium 90 mg niacin

> 1.7 mg

> phosphorus 78 mg ascorbic acid 41 mg

>

> Helen--Lake Forest Park