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An unproven story that is told about George Washington is that when he was young, his father gave him a hatchet. George tried to cut a cherry tree down with it, and when his father noticed the marks on the tree, George proclaimed, “I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my hatchet.” Though we have no proof this happened, George Washington has been associated with honesty and cherry trees. On that note, we have some yummy cherry recipes. (Make sure to ask for help when using a knife or a blender)

Cherry S’mores

• 1/2 cup marshmallow cream
• 1/2 cup dried tart cherries
• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 12 graham cracker squares

1. Put marshmallow cream, cherries and chocolate chips in a medium bowl and mix well.
2. Place 6 of the graham crackers on a microwave-safe plate.
3. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of marshmallow mixture on each cracker. Top with remaining crackers.
4. Microwave, uncovered, on High (100% power) 30 to 45 seconds, or until marshmallow mixture is soft and warm.
5. Carefully remove plate from the microwave and set on a hot pad.
6. Let S’mores cool slightly before eating them.

Cherry-Lemonade Pops

• 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 1 (12-ounce) can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, partly thawed
• 1/4 cup water
• 8 (3-ounce) paper cups
• 8 popsicle sticks

What to do:

1. Put a strainer in a bowl and pour cherries into the strainer, saving the juice in the bowl.
2. Put one whole cherry in each paper cup.
3. Put the remaining cherries on a cutting board and with a sharp knife, carefully cut cherries into small pieces.
4. Put chopped cherries, lemonade concentrate, water and the juice your saved from the jar of cherries into an electric blender or food processor.
5. Cover blender or processor and blend until smooth.
6. Fill paper cups with equal amounts of cherry mixture.
7. Freeze 30 to 40 minutes, or until very slushy.
8. Place popsicle sticks in the center of each cup. Freeze 1 hour longer, or until firm.
9. To serve, peel off paper cups.