This particular food 'holiday' may fall on September 24th, but it's not the first time this delightful dessert dish has been in the spotlight. Some a ya’ll may recall that Cherries Jubilee turned out to be a great choice as a recipe I decided to pair earlier this Summer with Day 4 of Uhuru Seasn’s 17 Days of Freedom , defined as:
“The Freedom to be Treated with Dignity & Respect”
in the photo above: my colleague Grey Jones who created the 17 Days of Freedom program in conjunction with Lefferts Historic House here in Brooklyn
Historical Context: For the pairing of this particular Freedom with Cherries Jubilee, I was prompted by revisiting that sequence of historical events where the opportunity to not only celebrate but fully exercise all rights related recently granted freedom had been intentionally thwarted and disrespectfully delayed:
…”The date President Lincoln’s signed the Emancipation Proclamation (Jan 1st, 1863) is also known as ‘Jubilee Day’ … [historical insight and commentary CONTINUES in depth on the PATREON SUPPORTERS VERSION OF THIS POST and is on the informative RECIPE CARD PRODUCT too]
All of the Eurocentric food history associated with Cherries Jubilee (involving that most famous nineteenth century British monarch + a fancy French Chef with liqueur & flambé 🔥…) is easy to find everywhere online -- and I’m not discounting any of that documented origin. It’s part of the food history I provide…
I do however have my own EXTRA, inclusive twist on this prestige dish as a culinary historian who experiences, explores, investigates and provides a "uniquely American" perspective on foods and drink of fame like this as well as for everyday dishes too. This approach I take to serve up sometimes hidden history through the lenses of food and drink is NOT as commonly found just ANYWHERE on the internet. And in the case of today's (Sept 24th 'holiday'), it enabled me / us to connect several calendar-based culinary and cultural dots that resulted in this delish digital download that I’m delighted to be gifting to my Patreon Supporters and have also made available for anyone to purchase in my TFG Patreon Products Shop. Without further ado let me present to you:
The Cherries Jubilee Comprehensive Recipe Card which includes nine (9) Key Elements that every TFG recipe in this collection has -- on one easy-to-read page:
1) Complete Recipe Ingredients list...
2) Sequential Recipe steps instructions/directions...
3) Recipe category/type -- helpful for well-balanced menu planning
4) Recipe prep time -- essential to know when deciding dish sequence
5) Recipe yield/# of servings -- so you know whether you need to do any math to increase or reduce based on # of guests
6) Recipe Rating -- good to know when you want to wow your crowd with a WINNER...AND...
7) And the pièce de résistance!: Originally researched and written Food History from yours truly, aka @thefoodgriot! ALONG WITH:
8 ) The FREEDOM this recipe is paired with (printed directly onto the recipe card). You’ll be on time for this month’s flambeed food holiday (Sept 24th) and way ahead of the curve for the 2025 Uhuru Season & 17 Days of Freedom
9) Recipe card also includes the annual (Sept 24th) reminder date of "Cherries Jubilee Day" AND can also be referred to all year long when you wanna whip up a special occasion dessert including any time during the holiday season 🎄🎅🏾🕎⭐️🕯️...
ALL THIS on an easy to read ONE PAGE (PRINTABLE option) PDF!
And for my FREE Patreon Members and Everyone — you too can do a TFG ➡️product purchase ⬅️ to receive your own copy (PDF / printable ) of the above outlined TFG Cherries Jubilee Comprehensive Recipe Card -- Enjoy!]
This is the original photo featured on the Cherries Jubilee recipe . The TFG Recipe Collection includes recipes with helpful instructional info along with culturally relevant food history too!
Then it got a photo makeover with this pic. Which do you prefer? Let me know in the comments below!…
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SEPTEMBER 24TH IS ALSO MOFONGO 🇵🇷 DAY! What’s mofongo ? in short it’s a traditional Puerto Rican dish that combines influences from West Africa, the indigenous Taíno and also Spain.
This mofongo post with morei info inlcuding a link to an informative video + recipe is being shared with my Patreon supporters on that platform which I’d love for you to join so I hope to see you there !
