cherries are much more common here than in the US... i think. maybe they're common in the states but i was just never around them or maybe they weren't around me in florida and texas. meanwhile, they're everywhere here. they're not expensive but they are delicious!people put them in pastries:
pies/cakes:
jams/jellies/marmalades:
and soups:
since i've practically been here forever i've really gotten used to/gotten into hungarian food and traditions. so i was psyched to have a chance to magyar it up. (magyar=hungarian)
i don't know what i'm going to do with mine since i have a jar of homemade jelly already (thanks, kathy!) but i'm sure i'll find a use for them. my favorite thing about them being commonly consumed is that when they're served with lunch you are often given a small plate to spit/elegantly place the seeds on. it's not at all unacceptable to be digging around in your mouth with your fingers trying to collect all the pits. gotta love that. :)
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I never lived by cherries either. They alway cost a million dollars here, and I'm not really their biggest fan (I think it's because I don't like fake cherry flavor) but maybe I'll try some this summer and I can magyar it up too!!
Can I Make a Suggestion?
It’s cheap, fast, easy and delicious (and beast of all, you end up whit 2 different products!). Both products are the perfect ice-cream enhancers!
After removing the seeds, put some cherries and sugar in a larger sealed container. After a few days, add Vodka, shake it, and leave the mix another few days. Now separate the liquid and the cherries.
You now have a homemade Cherrie-Palinka (Sherry), end Cherrie desert. You can consume them separately, or in addition to other things.
Buy some ice-cream, (especially the vanilla flavored ice-cream complements best the Cherrie products). Serve the ice-cream sprinkled abundantly whit the Cherrie-Palinka, and put on top some cherries from the Cherrie desert.
Bon appétit, mademoiselle Christie! :)
MH from Transylvania
hi...
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how do you like the program?! i'm iffy about paying all that money. do you get to pick the city?! how are the apartments?!
sorry if this is annoying... i know this is your private blog. any help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you!! and have a wonderful day!!
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