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 ...

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 ...

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As a child, I remember picking chokecherries with Gram near our cottage on Pelican Lake. We'd fill several pails. Back in the kitchen, she'd wash the berries and pick them over and put them in a big ...

Surrounded by wide-open ranch country and five mountain ranges, the picturesque town of just over 5,000 residents has an unintentionally “retro” Main Street. Amid tack shops, soda fountains, western ...

Having grown up near Lewistown in the heart of chokecherry country, I love coming home for Chokecherry Festival the second Saturday each September. In fact, I’ve only missed one year out of 29 since ...

CHOKECHERRY FESTIVAL All day Saturday, Sept. 10 Main Street, Lewistown Cost: Free In 1991, Governor Stan Stephens came to Lewistown to witness the Chokecherry Festival in 1991, enjoying it so much ...