The maraschino cherry is a metaphor for the best, the finishing touch, the crowning moment. So how devastating when it tumbles off your triple-scoop into the dirt! Until you learn, of course, that the bright red beauty is a result of a briny bleach solution of sulfur dioxide and calcium chloride, and soaked in a sugary syrup of Red dye #40. Well... yum! Leave it on the ground, then!

06.18.19