JQ: How to get just part of a JSON object? [duplicate]

How can I get my wanted output? I can't figure out how to preserve the object names (keys).

I'm new to jq and I tried several flavors of jq's select/flatten/map/","/"keys as $k".../etc. but I'm not getting anywhere.

Input

$ echo '{"apples": {"color":"green",  "count":3}, "bananas": {"color":"yellow", "count":4}, "cherries": {"color":"red"}}' \    | jq .{"apples": {"color": "green","count": 3  },"bananas": {"color": "yellow","count": 4  },"cherries": {"color": "red"  }}

Actual Output

This is the best I got but the object names are gone:

$ echo '{"apples": {"color":"green",  "count":3}, "bananas": {"color":"yellow", "count":4}, "cherries": {"color":"red"}}' \    | jq '.apples, .cherries'{"color": "green","count": 3}{"color": "red"}

Expected Output

This is what I want: input and expected output: What is the jq #some-jq-magic-here?

$ echo '{"color":"yellow", "count":4}, "cherries": {"color":"red"}}' \    | jq #some-jq-magic-here{"apples": {"color": "green","count": 3  },"cherries": {"color": "red"  }}

EDIT: ANSWER: The jq #some-jq-magic-here is this: jq '{apples, cherries}'. From own answer. See below.