Talk:Maraschino cherry

Don't merge
I don't think Maraschino cherry and Maraschino ought to be merged, as they retain only an historic relationship, and combining them could cause confusion. Melchoir 19:36, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

NPOV
I removed the below because it is toeing the edge of opinion. The reference is a good one for the article in general but does not back up the assertion of them having "almost nothing in common" with the originals and makes no mention of "their flavor and color [being] removed in processing." Indeed, there are many things that the modern version has in common; they are preserved cherries that have been canned in sweet liquid and are used as a garnish for food and especially drinks. Doesn't sound like "almost nothing" to me.

"As a result of this history, what is today sold in the United States as a maraschino cherry has almost nothing in common with the original except its name. The cherries are not the Marasca variety, and have most of their flavor and color removed in processing. "

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.113.2 (talk) 13:57, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The American method of production discussed here is so far removed from the original, perhaps a more suitable term for their version might be Maraschmino! Albeit Chambers Dictionary (1986) defined a Maraschino cherry as any cherry varietal steeped in Maraschino liqueur: that sounds like a happy medium.--Lmstearn (talk) 06:33, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Reverted vandalism
shrunken head thing needs to be taken out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.169.72.69 (talk) 16:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Monkey blood? Really? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.219.14.93 (talk) 15:43, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Red Dye #4 reference erroneous
I feel that this entire paragraph should be struck:

FD&C Red Number 1 and 4, and FD&C Yellow Number 1 through 4 were removed from the approved list in 1960. The ban on Red Number 4 was lifted in 1965 to allow the coloring of maraschino cherries, which then are considered mainly decorative and not a foodstuff.[8]

Reference #8 is

Pavia, Donald L. (2005). Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques: A Small Scale Approach (2nd ed.). Retrieved January 25, 2013.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ega5c11VHvkC

Not only is this reference unknown to books.google.com, but why would a book on organic laboratory techniques discuss Maraschino cherry additives? As someone who has had organic chemistry labs in high school and college, this seems rather unlikely.

According to a simple Google search using the following URL:

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=maraschino+cherry+ingredients

The Maraschino cherries sold at Walmart contain the following ingredients:

Ingredients: Cherries, Water, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate Added As Preservatives, FD&C Red #40, Sulfur Dioxide (Preservative).

No red dye #4. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgotts1 (talk • contribs) 00:11, 11 February 2015 (UTC)


 * I've restored the info with an explanation. Sources don't need to be online. The book is here, but it no longer has a preview. The information is historical and adds to the knowledge of the topic. It makes sense an organic chemistry textbook would mention a real world topic that might be of interest to students. Feel free to find an online source for the information. Red 40 is mentioned in the lede, and although the redacted paragraph didn't say that Red 4 is currently being used, I added a sentence for clarity, that still needs a citation to a reliable source. Feel free to supply one. Cheers, Valfontis (talk) 17:21, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

"High-end" ("real") Maraschino cherries
Why not mention the "high-end" ("real") Maraschino cherry, sold by the Luxardo company? They also look quite different from the "nuclear" red artificially colored ones. 173.88.241.33 (talk) 17:04, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Go for it. Bod (talk) 04:32, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. Hope you like it! User:ilikefood (talk) 21:29, 06 October 2019 (UTC)

Maraschino
Maraschino 2409:4055:285:4906:90A6:3498:9C96:D945 (talk) 14:28, 17 February 2022 (UTC)