National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day 2024: National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day is observed on January 3 to honor the fruit and chocolate combination that seems to go hand in hand. We eagerly anticipate the delectable confection that brightens our outlook for whatever the coming year may hold and places a smile on everyone’s face just as the holiday season concludes and the new year commences.
National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day: A Historical Overview
Generations of people worldwide and in America have loved cherry cordials, which are chocolate-coated cherries. Early European settlers in the 1600s made sure to bring cherries with them when they sailed to America. Although there are native cherry varieties in North America, it is believed that cherries originated in Turkey. Cherries have been cultivated for thousands of years, showing that our love for them is deeply ingrained in human culture.
Since the 1700s, the English have been dipping sweet cherries in kirsch, a liquor made from cherries, and then coating them with chocolate. People reserved these cordials, which were called so, for special occasions and enjoyed them for their intoxicating properties. At the same time, the French developed griots, a similar confection, using a griotte, a tart cherry, Unsurprisingly, both English cordials and French griots arrived in America during the eighteenth century and became instantly popular.
The first cordials were made by crushing entire cherries in sugar and brandy and covering them in chocolate. Americans were the first to try this. Although later called cherry cordials, the cognac and sugar process was also used to make cordials from other fruits. Cherry cordials were the most well-liked and were traditionally reserved for special occasions and holidays. In the end, during prohibition, alcohol was eliminated from the recipe, and cherry cordials were prepared with cherry-flavored sugar syrup. In response to the increased demand, the first chocolate-covered cherries made with sugar syrup and no alcohol were mass-produced in the United States by 1929.
Today is the day to honor chocolate-coated cherries of every variety—dark, milk, and even white chocolate. After dinner, we enjoy sipping a cherry cordial made with sweet liqueurs and a touch of Kirsch brandy. However, as a late afternoon treat, we are always anxious to indulge in a chocolate-covered cherry encircled in sweet sugar syrup. Make sure to indulge in whatever you desire on National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.
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FAQs for National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day
What is the name given to chocolate-coated cherries?
Cherry cordials are an alternative name for encased chocolate cherries. Chocolate-covered cherries are confections featuring sugar syrup centers flavored with cherries. Cherry cordials are commonly referred to as those that may contain liqueur and alcohol.
How does one distinguish liquor from liqueur?
Liquor is not sweet; it is a distilled alcoholic fluid. When liquor and pulverized cherries combine, they create cherry cordials, which are sweet liqueurs. The most common application of liqueurs is as flavoring agents in baked goods and cocktails, as well as in the preparation of cherry cordials. Although flavored, liquors are never pleasant.
Who manufactures chocolate-encrusted cherries?
Cella’s, Queen Anne’s, and Brach’s are the three most well-known brands of chocolate-covered cherries in the confectionery industry at present.
Activities for National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day January 3, 2024
Celebrate the pairing of cherry cordials with a celebration.
Delight your companions in a “flight” of cherry cordials accompanied by an assortment of wines or spirits. Incorporate a diverse selection of appetizing cordials, crafted from dark, milk, and white chocolate, with or without liqueur. Watch “I Love Lucy,” where Lucy and Ethel work as chocolate wrappers at a candy factory, to get everyone in the chocolate mood.
A chocolate-covered cherry afternoon delicacy to share with others.
Purchase two boxes of locally crafted cordials from a confectioner to present to family and coworkers. A delectable cherry enshrouded in chocolate is difficult to resist, and those who partake will never forget who indulged in the indulgence.
Develop a cherry tree:
Urban legend says George Washington, the first president, cut down a family cherry tree as a toddler, much to his father’s dismay. Faced with the crime, Little George said, “I cannot lie.”This assertion and George’s motives are unknown. However, knowing how much colonial Americans valued cherries, we can understand the odd storyline in elementary history textbooks. The narrative warrants planting a cherry tree in memory of Little George’s tree on National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.
Five unexpected details about cherries
The Turkish Lineage
The appellation “cherries” originates from the municipality of Cerasus in Turkey.
Washington is in the vanguard.
Washington State is the leading producer of delicious cherries in the United States.
The extended relatives
Cherries are related to plums, peaches, and nectarines to a lesser extent.
Enter the gloom
Darker cherries contain a greater quantity of vitamins and antioxidants than lighter ones.
Turn bitter
The antioxidant and vitamin content of sour cherries is greater than that of sweet cherries.
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY DAY DATES
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January 3 | Wednesday |
| 2025 | January 3 | Friday |
| 2026 | January 3 | Saturday |
| 2027 | January 3 | Sunday |
| 2028 | January 3 | Monday |
