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Fruit pies made our list of the eight best desserts for the 4th of July because there is such a wide variety of fantastic, fresh fruit available right now. But just because it's a good dessert for the 4th doesn't mean you have to wait until then to make one. Cathy, at My Little Kitchen, diligently pitted an entire batch of sour cherries in preparation for making a sour cherry pie. The combination of warm cherry filling, flaky crust and vanilla ice cream is one made in heaven - though in this case it was made in Maryland. Anywhere there is a good pie is close enough.

Unfortunately for us, Cathy didn't share her recipe, but you can always try your hand at Barbara's Sour Cherry Lattice Top Pie, which is sure to produce an outstanding result.

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Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts is being reissued this March after being out of print for a decade. All her books are staples of American baking and the reissue of this volume will introduce a new, younger generation of cooks to her works. Maida's recipes are known for their incredible detail and easy-to-follow style, not to mention their incredibly delicious results. In fact, using a recipe of hers in almost like having your grandmother in the kitchen to guide you along - and a grandmother with a kitchen full of cookies and cakes is one that anyone would want to have. I haven't experienced a bad result from one of her recipes, and I've tried a lot of them. She is very popular among food bloggers. Blogger Cathy, at My Little Kitchen, is baking her way through Maida's entire Book of Great Cookies. Every week she posts a new photo of the next cookie in the book, with a detailed review from her tasting panel. Just reading a few of the comments should be enough to convince anyone that her books are worth a look.