Cherries Jubilee

[donna]

Brandy soaked cherries were first served at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. As the dish became popular, homemade ice cream was added creating some of recipes we have today.

Trivia: Cherries were chosen because this fruit was Queen Victoria's favorite.

Cherries Jubilee Trifles

1 lb fresh cherries, pitted and halved
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons bourbon
Kosher salt
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
8 meringue cookies, broken into pieces
sliced almonds for serving

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In small roasting pan, toss cherries, brown sugar, bourbon and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Roast, stirring once, until cherries release their juices, about 25 minutes.

With mixer, beat cream, yogurt and Confectioners'' sugar until soft peaks form.
To serve layer cherries, whipped cream, and meringue in 4 glasses.
Top with almonds if desired.

 

[nitrofd]

Brandy soaked cherries were first served at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. As the dish became popular, homemade ice cream was added creating some of recipes we have today.

Trivia: Cherries were chosen because this fruit was Queen Victoria's favorite.

Cherries Jubilee Trifles

1 lb fresh cherries, pitted and halved
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons bourbon
Kosher salt
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
8 meringue cookies, broken into pieces
sliced almonds for serving

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In small roasting pan, toss cherries, brown sugar, bourbon and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Roast, stirring once, until cherries release their juices, about 25 minutes.

With mixer, beat cream, yogurt and Confectioners'' sugar until soft peaks form.
To serve layer cherries, whipped cream, and meringue in 4 glasses.
Top with almonds if desired.

This used tobe a popular dessert forever but you never see it anymore.

 

[mofederal]

I have never had Cherry Jubilee before, but it sounds like something I would eat. Thanks for the recipe @donna.

 

[donna]

Bumping for Cherries Jubilee Day, Sept. 24.

 

[nitrofd]

Bumping for Cherries Jubilee Day, Sept. 24.

A truely forgotten dessert.

 

[donna]

Very sweet but good. It is a special dessert.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Trivia: Cherries were chosen because this fruit was Queen Victoria's favorite.

Having read a few books about Queen Victoria she was particularly fond of glace cherries (candied cherries). Though she loved all fruit very much. When she was a girl growing up her diet was very plain and fruit was the only thing she was allowed to indulge in.



Some fun cherry related trivia from National Day Calendar

1. The cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit.
2. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium.
3. It is believed that the sweet cherry originated in the area between the Black and Caspian Seas in Asia Minor around 70 B.C. The Romans introduced them to Britain in the first century A.D.
4. The English colonists brought cherries to North America in the 1600's.
5. The word 'cherry' comes from the French word 'cerise,' which in turn comes from the Latin words cerasum and Cerasus, the classical name of the modern city Giresun in Turkey.
6. Records indicate that cherries were a prized food in a region of China dating back to 600 BC – fit for royalty and cherished by locals.
7. There are more than 1,000 varieties of cherries in the United States, but fewer than 10 are produced commercially.
8. On average, there are about 44 cherries in one pound.
9. In an average crop year, a sweet cherry tree will produce 800 cherries.
10. While they have long been a popular dessert fruit, cherries were used for their medicinal purposes in the 15th and 16th centuries.
11. Despite the short fruiting season, Americans consume an average of 1.5 pounds of cherries each year.
12. The world's heaviest cherry was grown by Gerardo Maggipinto (Italy) and weighed 0.76 oz on June 21, 2003.