Cherry pie is a

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baked with a

cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ...

filling. Traditionally, cherry pie is made with sour cherries rather than sweet cherries.

Morello cherries ''Prunus cerasus'' (sour cherry, tart cherry, or dwarf cherry) is a species of ''Prunus'' in the subgenus '' Cerasus'' ( cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia. It is closely related to the sweet cherry (''Prunus avium''), but ...

are one of the most common kinds of cherry used, but other varieties such as the

black cherry ''Prunus serotina'', commonly called black cherry,World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition'. CRC Press; 19 April 2016. . p. 833–. wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the g ...

may also be used. Cherry pie is associated with Europe and North America and is mentioned in the lyrics of American folk songs such as "

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". Due to the cherry harvest in midsummer coinciding with

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on July 1 and America's

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on July 4, cherry pie is often served on these holidays. It is also associated with the celebration of

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because of the legend of young Washington's honesty regarding the felling of a cherry tree. Cherry pie is often served and eaten with

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. A common preparation tradition in the United States is to decorate the crust with ornate pastry patterns. In the United States, requires that frozen cherry pies contain at least 25% cherries, of which no more than 15% have blemishes.

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are not permitted. In April 2019, the

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proposed eliminating these standards.

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