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Mock Cherry

Sunday, 21st December 2003
Richard Bell's Wild West Yorkshire nature diary

mock cherryOur friends tell us that their front garden tree is a mock cherry (not mock orange), which has pinkish flowers in the spring.

A grey bird, a dove I think, perches on one of its bare branches.

grey dove


An old recipe for 'Mock Cherry Pie' calls for 'cranberries cut in halves, one-half cup raisins seeded and cut in pieces'. next page


Richard Bell
richard@willowisland.co.uk

 
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