While I'm clearing the pictures off my phone...

It's time to sing the praises of one the best but often overlooked garnishes: the maraschino cherry.

Without maraschino cherries, you couldn't have:

1. Apple martinis: enough said.
2. Ice cream sundaes: without the cherry, you've just got ice cream with stuff on top of it.
3. Cherry coke: before you start, I'm not talking about the bottle or fountain shit. I'm talking about a REAL Cherry Coke made with grenadine and Coke (topped with a cherry, obviously).
4. Grandma's fruit salad: it also has marshmallows. And if that doesn't make my grandma better than yours, she also makes egg nog pie at Christmas.

And what the fuck kind of place would the world be without those four things? Pretty bleak, if you ask me. Hell, half the time I order an apple martini JUST TO GET THE CHERRY. The vodka is just a pleasant surprise...

Plus, they float!


I rest my case.