What’s Cherry Jubilee?

Cherries Jubilee is a French dessert invented by Auguste Escoffier to celebrate Queen Victoria’s jubilee. It involves steeping cherries in liqueur and igniting it via the flambé method. Modern versions are served with ice cream, but the original recipe did not include it. Recipes vary in terms of flavoring and sweetener. It is important to […]

What’s “cherry picking”?

Cherry picking is selecting information to prove a point while ignoring contradictory information. The term comes from picking the best fruit, but can lead to false impressions. It is used negatively in sports and insurance, where it can be unfair. Cherry picking has a few different definitions, but is often thought of as the process […]

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