The Sweetness of Summer Strawberries
May 12th, 2008 by admin
michele Made a great post today on www.foodieview.com
The first paragraph is here:
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 […]