maraschino cherry

Jack in the Box, founded in 1951 in San Diego, uses maraschino cherries and has a Fanta strawberry beverage that contains red No. 40 — an ingredient on the chopping block next year.

Of course, I'll never turn down a maraschino cherry, with its waxy, artificial essence, a bright spot on top of any milkshake or sundae.

It also has been used in toaster pastries, maraschino cherries, and some sodas and fruit-flavoured drinks.

Hsu: And I thought it would be funny if she was drinking a vodka soda with maraschino cherries for breakfast.

As someone who recoils at the mere thought of candied peel or maraschino cherries, I too have reflexively avoided fruitcake for most of my life.