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| Cherries were introduced to Britain for the first time by the Romans in the 1st century |
THE British cherry season is now at its peak, with a record harvest of 4,500 tons predicted this year.
1. The word cherry comes from the Turkish town of Cerasus.
2. Cherries were introduced into Britain by the Romans in the 1st century.
3. In 2000, UK farmers produced only 400 tons of cherries. The figure has grown ever since then.
4. The oldest-known cherry recipes were in a book called The Forme of Cury, written around 1390.
5. The book advised to pick cherries on June 24 and “do away with the stones”.
6. On July 4, the annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship at Eau Claire, Michigan, was won by Kevin Bartz with a spit of 48ft 8in...
7. ...This was way behind the world record of 93ft 6.5in set by Brian Krause in 2003.
8. According to the rules of the competition, each cherry must enter the mouth whole and the fleshy part eaten. Hands must remain below the shoulders to prevent popping one’s cheeks.
9. According to legend the Roman General Lucullus committed suicide when he realised that his supply of cherries was running out.
10. The earliest known written reference to cherries dates back to the 3rd century BC but their pips have been found in Stone Age caves.
2. Cherries were introduced into Britain by the Romans in the 1st century.
3. In 2000, UK farmers produced only 400 tons of cherries. The figure has grown ever since then.
4. The oldest-known cherry recipes were in a book called The Forme of Cury, written around 1390.
5. The book advised to pick cherries on June 24 and “do away with the stones”.
6. On July 4, the annual International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship at Eau Claire, Michigan, was won by Kevin Bartz with a spit of 48ft 8in...
7. ...This was way behind the world record of 93ft 6.5in set by Brian Krause in 2003.
8. According to the rules of the competition, each cherry must enter the mouth whole and the fleshy part eaten. Hands must remain below the shoulders to prevent popping one’s cheeks.
9. According to legend the Roman General Lucullus committed suicide when he realised that his supply of cherries was running out.
10. The earliest known written reference to cherries dates back to the 3rd century BC but their pips have been found in Stone Age caves.
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