Brian Mailman > wrote:

> Blanche Nonken wrote:
> >
> > Brian Mailman > wrote:
> >
> > > Blanche Nonken wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've added diced candied ginger to peach scones when I was baking at The
> > > > Night Kitchen, with very good results.
> > >
> > > Yup, it works exceedingly well with all the stone fruits.
> >
> > Not so well with cherries, IMO.
>
> Hmm. What is it you don't like about it with cherries?
>
> > Better with the almond-like stone
> > fruits - which not surprisingly do well with almond extract.
>
> Think I'll finish off the apricot puree later as an
> apricot-ginger-almond jam. I've got a bag of almonds quietly aging on
> the shelf....
>
> Heh. Cherry-almond is a good combo.

I should have been a bit more clear. Cherries and almonds are good - I
don't like cherry stuff with almond flavoring. Could it have been that
it was something in an artificial almond flavoring that I found clashed
with the cherries? Quite possible.
>
> B/