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cherrystone

[ cher-ee-stohn ]

noun

  1. the one-seeded smooth stone of the cherry.
  2. the quahog, Venus mercenaria, when larger than a littleneck.


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Origin of cherrystone1

First recorded in 1300–50, cherrystone is from the Middle English word cheriston. See cherry, stone
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“Mighty blocks of ice, gripped between meeting floes, rose slowly until they jumped like cherrystones squeezed between thumb and finger,†Shackleton wrote.

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New Haven custom also demands raw garlic; in Sheepshead Bay the garlic is poached in olive oil until golden, then simmered quickly with chopped fresh cherrystones, white wine and butter.

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The fluke and cherrystone clam ceviche on the tasting menu can be yours even if all you want is a single taste from the kitchen.

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Littleneck clams are what you want, or slightly larger cherrystones, if you’re on the East Coast.

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Not the “stuffies,†baked stuffed littlenecks or cherrystones that could use more clam.

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