Celebrate the Cherry Jaur valley in Mons-La Trivalle
In early spring, the Jaur valley is covered with beautiful white flowers ... Cherry trees in the Jaur valley give good sweet cherries and ready to enjoy late May, early June ! A treat ........Cherry trees are part of the landscape. In the spring, white flowers give a nice shine to the Jaur valley to give place to the white and red cherries
Cherry is an important crop in the Jaur valley. The farms are mostly family run.
The two main varieties are used to make white cherry fruits in syrup and jam, and the red cherry are distribued on French markets.
This delicious fruit is celebrated each year (1st Sunday in June) in Mons-La Trivalle when the CHERRY FESTIVAL takes place
At the foot of Caroux needles and Heric Gorges, you will find a complete day of entertainment and celebration
Program:
Sunday June 7, 2015 all day
Cherry Farmers' Market and Artisans
car boot sale
Street entertainment
Art Exhibition
Enertainment for Children
Food and drink available
Cherries on sale
at noon and in the evening come and enjoy a drink and listen to the band
Contact:
Mons Tourist Office Trivalle 04 67 23 02 21
or the host association "Rural Foyer Mons" 04 67 97 76 55
GRATIN CHERRY
500 g of cherries
75 caster sugar
Butter 125g
3 tablespoons vanilla sugar
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 whole eggs and yolks 2
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons Kirsch
Preheat oven to 180 °.
Wash, remove the stalks and Pit the cherries.
Put in a lightly buttered baking dish.
Mix togever with the honey, eggs, kirsch, cinnamon and sugar.
Cover cherries with this mixture and bake about 25 minutes. Remove the dish from the oven, sprinkle with brown sugar and vanilla sugar to caramelize and put it back in the oven.
Book Excerpt: peasant recipes Hérault - editionducurieux.com
