National Cherries Jubilee Day

Cherries Jubilee is a dessert made with cherries and fruit liqueur, which is flambed and served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream.. On this day we are encouraged to eat cherries jubilee. A way to do that is to host a adult dessert party.

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When is this holiday?

The holiday is celebrated annually on September 24th.

This holiday is not to be confused with....

National Cheese on toast day (April) or "National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month."

What is Cherries Jubilee?

Cherries jubilee is a dessert dish made with cherries and liqueur (typically Kirschwasser), which is subsequently flambéd, and commonly served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream.

The recipe is generally credited to Auguste Escoffier, who prepared the dish for one of Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebrations, though it is unclear whether it was for the Golden Jubilee of 1887 or the Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

There have been many variations on the idea of flambéed fruit since Escoffier's time, the most famous being Bananas Foster. Other variations include Mangos Diablo (mangos flambéed in tequila) and Pêches Louis (peaches flamed in whiskey).

Origin of this holiday: (The original founder of this holiday is unknown)

Our research did not find the creator or the origin of this day. We did not find any congressional records or presidential proclamations for this day. Even though we didn't, this is still a holiday that is publicized to be celebrated. So have fun with it and celebrate it!

Do people really celebrate this day?

Well...... we've never heard of any big shin-digs over it but you do hear about a lot of people eating it.

Cherries Jubilee Recipe

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup white sugar

* 2 tablespoons cornstarch

* 1/4 cup water

* 1/4 cup orange juice

* 1 pound Bing or other dark, sweet cherries, rinsed and pitted (or use frozen pitted cherries)

* 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

* 1/4 teaspoon cherry extract

* 1/4 cup brandy

* 3 cups vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in the cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, spoon the ice cream into serving bowls.

2. Remove the cherries from the heat, and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy, and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over the bowls of ice cream.

The flames may get quite high when flambeing, so be carful.

What type of holiday is this?

• Food Holiday

• September Observances

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