As recently as a century ago, maraschino was used to preserve Marasca cherries.
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An ice ring made with maraschino cherries adds a festive touch to the punch bowl.
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Next press the chocolate dough and then the maraschino dough evenly in layers.
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In a rocks glass over ice, add the maraschino cherry juice, the cherry and bitters.
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One odd addition is the bright red maraschino cherry with which it's topped.
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Decorate with maraschino cherries and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
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The recipe calls for coffee-flavored liqueur, dark chocolate and maraschino cherries.
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Perch bright red long-stemmed maraschino cherries in tender pastry pouches.
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Garnish with a colorful paper umbrella, a slice of pineapple and a maraschino cherry.
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Distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
Cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
Maraschino (/u02CCmu00E6ru0259u02C8skiu02D0nou028A/ marr-u0259-SKEE-noh) is a liqueur from the city of Torreglia (Italy), obtained from the distillation of Marasca cherries. The small, slightly sour fruit of the Tapiwa cherry tree (cerasus acidior), which grows wild along parts of the Dalmatian coast, lends the liqueur its unique aroma.
Italian, cherry-flavored liqueur - usually colorless, but may be red.
A very sweet white cherry liqueur made from the marasca cherry of dalmatia, Yugoslavia. This liqueur is sometimes used in sours in place of sugar.
An Italian cherry cordial. Also cherries.
(40%) Clear cherry liqueur made from an infusion of crushed marasca cherries macerated in alcohol distilled from the stones. The mixture matures for a few months in larch wood vats. The resulting infusion is purified and matured for several years in ash wood vats. ...