A Bitter Fruit

The Super Storm Sandy damaged many properties in New York and New Jersey including a maraschino cherry processing plant in Red Hook (aptly named) Brooklyn. This sweet garnish is what you see in your Old Fashioned or Manhattan or Shirley Temple. The only incident the owner had encountered in the past was local bees began turning red after feasting on the cherry liquid. But cherry liquid began seeping into the local water supply provoking a routine visit from the environmental folks who accidentally discovered a false basement growing marijuana hydroponically without soil. It wasn't Shirley Temple - it was Mary Jane! Being that this entrepreneur had received Sandy funds in high six figures, our watchdog government is proceeding with "clawback" recovery. What began as sweet cherries turned into sour grapes.
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