Cherry

Who doesn't love a stuffed cherry tomato?

~ Alex Guarnaschelli

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Why is Hi-Ho-Cherry-O such an addicting game? Leslie said Aurora was addicted to it and wanted to play it over and over and over. I remember feeling that same way when I was a kid. It's not really much of a game of strategy. The board game is simple. It's just luck.

Kind of like farming. 

Wow. It harkens back to an agrarian time when there was peace and hard work and everyone knew that there were times when things would happen beyond their control and things may not go they way they wanted.

Wow. It's not only a parallel to farming, but to childhood. It represents the randomness of the world and not having any real control because your parents think they're boss of you. And you do what you can. And dogs happen. And birds happen. 

And cherries. Cherries happen, too. What a simple and beautiful game. 

Also that spinner is super fun to spin. WOO HOO!!!

Also, one more thing: I think it depends on what it's stuffed with, Alex Guarnaschelli.