Re: But I thought it was the Japanese that were known for cherry blossoms?
Pardon my edit, but I also correct spelling in other people's stuff. Anal, you know.
Actually, there is a variety of cherry called the Chinese Cherry, and I suppose that's where the original marketing idea came from. It didn't take long for the company to feel the heat, even back then, and "Chinese Cherry" quickly morphed into "Choo Choo Cherry," complete with engineer's hat. Along the way, "Injun Orange" also switched into "Jolly Olly Orange." I suppose nowadays the "Committee Against Overweight Bias" or something would be after the latter.