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Are glace cherries actually cherries?

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Yes. They are boiled in sugar syrup until they are translucent and the syrup gets very thick. Glace (pronounced glass-say) is a French word meaning glazed. Other fruits that can be glaceed or candied are apricots, pineapple, orange peel, citron melon. They are very sweet and often have artificial color added.

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