Whatever it was, the thing would know the sting of the nomad's ray. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 Various Our honeymoonâyears of itâwill be spent in the nomad, roving the universe.
However, they can also contain Red #4 â a dye that was banned for use in food back in the 1960âs, but was re-approved for the purposes of dying maraschino cherries because they are considered âmainly decorative,â and, therefore ânot a foodstuff.â.
As far as I know - all cherries are edible (ie. not poisonous) but some are tastier than others and some need cooking as they are too sour to eat raw. Ornamental cherries are bred for lots of flowers but rarely if ever set fruit, or if they do, only have a tiny bit of fruit around the pip.