Crimson jewels of the prairie, chokecherries are ripe now in northcentral Montana. The heart of Montana chokecherry country is Lewistown, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the annual ...

Wild fruits like these forms the basis of many chokecherry recipes. The glistening red or black fruit of the wild chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is a familiar sight–during August and September–next ...

I utterly lack aptitude and ability for cooking. The only thing that will draw me into the kitchen is making chokecherry syrup. Chokecherries are found throughout much of the United States, including ...

Kay Eagleson is constantly looking for new ways to feature chokecherries in a recipe. She has already included the North Dakota state fruit in jelly, jam, syrup, butter, wine jelly, barbecue sauce, ...

Dear Joyce: In response to the person wanting different recipes for chokecherries, if they enjoy an occasional cocktail, why not a chokecherry daiquiri? To make simple chokecherry syrup, bring to a ...

Common names such as “chokecherry” often provide a link between culture and horticulture. Few people would eat chokecherry out of hand, fresh off the bush. It’s simply too astringent. Yet once ...

In his 1981 hit "Big City," Merle Haggard crooned, “Turn me loose, set me free, somewhere in the middle of Montana.” Sounds like Haggard longed to be dropped in Lewistown, the geographic center the ...