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[1] Have a cherry juice tonic to celebrate Washington’s birthday (photo by Liv Friis-Larsen | ISP).
[2] Cherry pie is always welcome (photo courtesy Cherry Marketing Institute).
[3] Cherry cheesecake with chocolate glaze. Here’s the recipe from Betty Crocker.
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America’s first president, George Washington, was born on February 22nd. While we now know the story about the cherry tree to be myth, the tradition of enjoying a cherry pie or other cherry foods doesn’t have to get tossed dut with it.
If you follow American history, you may know that a number of facts attributed to George Washington were made up after his death.
Washington did not throw a silver dollar across the Potomac River. Not only is the Potomac more than a mile wide—and an Olympic discus champion might falter at that distance—but there were no silver dollars when Washington was a young man.
He did not chop down the cherry tree and then say to his father, “I cannot tell a lie.” Ironically, this story is itself a lie, made up by Mason Weems, an early biographer of George Washington (and a parson, no less), to illustrate Washington’s honesty.
Here are more fun facts about Washington.
George Washington’s Favorite Foods.
RECIPE: CHERRY TONIC (MOCKTAIL)
Celebrate the day with this Cherry Tonic (photo #1). You can adjust the proportions of the drink to please your palate. For a deeper cherry flavor, use more cherry juice and less tonic water.
You can make the drink alcoholic with gin, tequila or vodka.
If you prefer a beer: George Washington brewed his own, including pumpkin ale. He also enjoyed hot chocolate and egg nog.
Ingredients
Tonic water
Cherry juice
Lime wedge
Optional: fresh or frozen cherries
Preparation Per Drink
1. ADD ice to a highball glass. If using cherries, place 4 or 5 of them on top of the ice.
2. POUR in a tonic water, to 2/3 of the way up the glass.
3. TOP off with tart cherry juice (our favorite is R. W. Knudsen Organic Just Tart Cherry juice). Stir.
4. GARNISH with a lime wedge and serve.
MORE CHERRY RECIPES & FACTS
Cherry Cheesecake With Chocolate Glaze (photo #3)
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cherry Cocktails
Cherry History
Cherry Margarita
Easy Cherry Pie (photo #2)
Cherry Pie Pops
Salad With Blue Cheese & Dried Cherries
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