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Types of Cherries



SOURS:

Amarelles (light colored)--including mascaras or maraschinos

Morellos or griottes (black in color)--made into kirsch

SWEETS:

Mazzards (small black fruits)

Geans (soft, juicy flesh)

Bigarreaus (firm, dry flesh)--including the white Napolean, the Bing, and the Ranier

HYBRID SWEET-SOURS:

Dukes (originally grown in Médoc, France, when it came to England it was converted to the homophone May Duke, later abbreviated further)