What fruit, often soaked in a suspension of food coloring, is found on top of a Manchester tart?
Maraschino cherry A maraschino cherry ( or ) is a preserved, sweetened cherry, typically made from light-colored sweet cherries such as the Royal Ann, Rainier, or Gold varieties. In their modern form, the cherries are first preserved in a brine solution usually containing sulfur dioxide and calcium chloride to bleach the fruit, then soaked in a suspension of food coloring (common red food dye, FD&C Red 40), sugar syrup, and other components.
Jelly Tots Jelly Tots are soft, chewy fruit-flavoured sweets produced by Rowntree's. They are round, sugar-coated gumdrop-like confections about 13mm in diameter, and are advertised as containing 25% fruit juices and no artificial colours or flavours. The Nestlé website states that Jelly Tots are suitable for vegans but this is not mentioned on the packaging.