sour cherry

collocation in English

meaningsofsourandcherry

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sour
adjective
uk
/saʊər/
us
/saʊr/
having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and ...
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cherry
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃer.i/
us
/ˈtʃer.i/
a small, round, soft red or black fruit with a single hard seed in the middle, or the tree on which the ...
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(Definition ofsourandcherryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In the case of berries,sourcherryand mushrooms, stronger crisis management measures are warranted.
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We have a quality policy over world standards with 2000 tons cherry and 7000 tonssourcherryexport quality.
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Mrka is liked for its special orange, grape,sourcherryand raspberry flavor.
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Next is a layer ofsourcherryor apricot jelly and a layer of either marzipan or persipan.
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The finish is sometimes marked withsourcherrynotes.
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The company makes it in orange, grape,sourcherryand raspberry flavour.
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Certain combinations, includingsourcherry("prunus cerasus") /sweet cherry ("prunus avium"), although from the same genus, are known to be difficult, although successes have sometimes been reported.
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Apparently, sour cherries provide an alternative oviposition site especially if sweet cherries are harvested or become highly infested and their ripening period can determine the range of the emergence time.
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Other fruits that are often used are sour cherries, apples, mulberries and quince.
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Since 1925, however, more and more sour cherries have been being grown.
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The jar is filled halfway with sour cherries and an equal amount of sugar (by weight, not volume).
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Plum and grape rakia are sometimes mixed with other ingredients, such as herbs, honey, sour cherries and walnuts, after distillation.
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It hints at sour cherries and brown sugar.
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Black cherries and sour cherries are also used.
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Sour cherries suffer fewer pests and diseases than sweet cherries, although they are prone to heavy fruit losses from birds.
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Freestone plums are preferred for making homegrown prunes, and freestone sour cherries are preferred for making pies and cherry soup.
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Lambic that undergoes a second fermentation in the presence of sour cherries before bottling results in kriek lambic, a beer closely related to gueuze.
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Sweet and sour cherries are susceptible to the disease; however leaf spot is much more prevalent in sour cherries.
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Sour cherries require similar cultivation conditions to pears, that is, they prefer a rich, well-drained, moist soil, although they demand more nitrogen and water than sweet cherries.
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It is one of many modern types of fruit beer that have been inspired by the more traditional kriek beer, which is made using sour cherries.
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