Set mushrooms aside. Boil tomato & orange juices, then add the bunch of thyme and the beans. Simmer covered 1 1/2 hours. Heat 1/2 of the peanut oil (1/8 cup), add onion and garlic and brown. Add pepper, chiles, tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes; add com, scallion, oregano, the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons thyme and the cumin and simmer 20 minutes; add beans and simmer. While beans simmer heat remaining 1/8 C. peanut oil in a saute pan until smoking hot. Add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add to chile-bean mixture, stir well and simmer 20 minutes. Add cherries and serve. No servings given - guesstimate 4? CHEF DU JOUR JACK MCDAVID SHOW #DJ9181 Recipe by: Jack McDavid Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #816 by Holly Butman on Sep 28, 1997