Maraschino cherries literally originate with booze. Centuries ago, farmers preserved their cherries in alcohol ... They still use marasca cherries, soaked in a syrup made simply of the cherries ...

What are Luxardo Cherries? Not familiar with Luxardo cherries? These jarred cherries are actually the original maraschino ...

The solution was to dye them red artificially, and soak them in syrup ... neither the U.S. nor traditional styles use alcohol. Old World maraschino cherries still use the dark sour marasca ...