Recipe Roundup: The Sweetness of Summer Strawberries
May 12th, 2008 by admin
michele Made a great post today on www.foodieview.com
The first few lines….
By Susan Russo of Foodblogga
Is there anything that marks summer’s arrival more deliciously than sweet, succulent strawberries?
Photo by Karinaof Karina’s Kitchen
When I was growing up the first strawberries of the season were cause for celebration, usually in the form of my mom’s mile-high strawberry shortcake. Once she made that, we knew it was officially summer time.
May-June is peak season for locally grown strawberries throughout most of the country. So now is the time to get to your local farmers’ market or u-pick farm where super juicy, exceptionally sweet vine-ripened strawberries await.
Finding fresh strawberries shouldn’t be too difficult. That’s because in the States we produce about 2 billion pounds of them each year, with nearly 90% grown in California. We have to since 95% of Americans love strawberries. (I’m assuming the other 5% are either allergic to or haven’t tasted a strawberry). Because what’s not to […]