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New Sat 11 Jul 15 13:27 
 White cherries - Ambo
Are there any of these round your way? Our greengrocer, aged about 35, said today he had never heard of any coming to market. Over twice his age, I can remember only white ones as a child, black ones being a rarity not encountered for many years after.
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 13:39 
 White cherries - sooty123
No I don't ever remember seeing white ones, not a big fan of them so it's not something I'd look for.
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 13:42 
 White cherries - No FM2R
There were those yellowy ones which had bits that were very light. But out and out white? No I don't remember such a thing.
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 13:42 
 White cherries - Clk Sec
Wife and I have cherries (amongst other fresh fruit) with yoghurt most mornings and have done for some time now, but have never seen or heard of the white variety.
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 14:09 
 White cherries - Skip
Same answer as No FM2R from me
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 14:17 
 White cherries - bathtub tom
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 15:13 
 White cherries - Zero
>> Same answer as No FM2R from me

And here, never seen them even when I was knocking around the old covent garden market in the early 70s
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 18:01 
 White cherries - Bromptonaut
>> >> Same answer as No FM2R from me
>>
>> And here, never seen them even when I was knocking around the old covent garden
>> market in the early 70s

Same age bracket and I do remember them from sixties/seventies. Black cherries were rare and, IIRC thought of as a bit foreign as in Swiss Black Cherry Ski Yoghurt . Most sold fresh at the Greengrocers - summer only - were red but some were paler, perhaps more pink/cream than white.

Maybe a northern thing?
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 18:13 
 White cherries - Armel Coussine
>> Maybe a northern thing?

I don't think so Bromptonaut. We've always been able to get red or white cherries when they were available. 'White' cherries aren't paper-white of course, but yellowish and sometimes with pink areas on them.

I've never noticed a difference in taste.
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 19:27 
 White cherries - No FM2R
Thinking about this started me to wondering.... I'm Welsh but i largely grew up in Reading in the 60s and early 70s.

What about the rest of you?
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New Sat 11 Jul 15 20:01 
 White cherries - Bromptonaut
>> Thinking about this started me to wondering.... I'm Welsh but i largely grew up in
>> Reading in the 60s and early 70s.
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>> What about the rest of you?


Is it worth you re-posting that as an OP?
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New Sun 12 Jul 15 16:00 
 White cherries - Ambo
>>Maybe a northern thing?

Or maybe a Norfolk thing? That is where I spent most of the years concerned.
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New Sun 12 Jul 15 18:14 
 White cherries - Cliff Pope
Google is your friend - "white cherries" images brings up cherries in all shades from blotchy pink, yellow, to pure white.
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New Mon 13 Jul 15 13:06 
 White cherries - Roger.
Picota cherries are the canine's testes. Nowt else comes close.
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