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Cherries Jubilee

of decades past are so good that they find their way back. Cherries jubilee—cherries cooked in sugar and flambéed with kirsch (cherry brandy)—is one such dish. It was created by Auguste Escoffier, the father of modern gastronomy, for Queen Victoria at one of her jubilee celebrations (these celebrations mark major milestones in a monarch’s reign). Cherries jubilee later became popular in America in the 1930sand

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