It's those cherries, hon! They were spiked with alkeehaul!
(And maraschino cherries are bright red (from the food coloring), pitted and put in a jar with juices from the cherries - not sure what a bakewell is, but if they are dark red, not the same cherry.)
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Alureth...Dragon friend of Breanna, Mage and Advisor in the Court of Lady Lioness
Co-Owner/Operator of the Evil Petting Zoo and devout member of the HADB clan.
Commander of the Dragon Fleet, IW Peacekeeping Force
Sublime Sister of the Illuminati - may the Light shine forever!
Second Historian and Scribe of IW. Mother Hen of IW.
Mage extraordinair, Pin-Up Girl for the OLD-COOTS
Magey-Wagey: performer in the Nekked Dancing Trio of the ORT.
Hopeless Romantic *sigh*