Summer Bursting with Strawberries
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Summer brings with it an array of many fruits ,vegetables and herbs - each plant basking and feeding off the warm glow of seemingly endless days. With such an abundance of life giving light - is it any wonder that strawberries thrive in these months?
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The fleshy sweetness invokes heavenly sighs when coupled with special desserts. Biting into the firm, juicy flesh, your tongue first experiences a tang, but that is overcome by the beautiful sugary blast of flavors.
Strawberries hold a special place in my taste memory. To me they equal the unbridled innocence of childhood - memories of summers long ago , when the sun was ablaze. Summer days as a child with my friends, I would run out into the hills and forests, and creeks or ponds - never a tricky thought clouding my mind, only a determination to experience and cover as much ground as humanly possible - before the sun set below the purple hills. Strawberries were a staple in my house, and more often then not desserts like strawberry shortcake, or just the simple act of dipping a berry into fresh whipped cream, were enough to satisfy a craving for sweetness.
Below is a weight to volume ratio chart for strawberries in their different states:
Strawberries hold a special place in my taste memory. To me they equal the unbridled innocence of childhood - memories of summers long ago , when the sun was ablaze. Summer days as a child with my friends, I would run out into the hills and forests, and creeks or ponds - never a tricky thought clouding my mind, only a determination to experience and cover as much ground as humanly possible - before the sun set below the purple hills. Strawberries were a staple in my house, and more often then not desserts like strawberry shortcake, or just the simple act of dipping a berry into fresh whipped cream, were enough to satisfy a craving for sweetness.
Below is a weight to volume ratio chart for strawberries in their different states:
(See below)
| 1 (16 oz.) clamshell package equals approximately: | |
| Whole Unstemmed | 18 each 17.2 ounces 3 to 3 1/4 rounded cups 1 cup = 6 or 7 strawberries |
| Whole Stemmed | 15.5 ounces 3 to 3 1/4 rounded cups 1 cup = 6 or 7 strawberries |
| Halved | 15.5 ounces 3 to 3 1/4 rounded cups 1 cup = 6 or 7 strawberries |
| Quartered | 15.5 ounces 3 to 3 1/4 rounded cups 1 cup = 6 or 7 strawberries |
| Sliced | 15.5 ounces 3 rounded cups 1 cup = 6 or 7 strawberries |
| Chopped | 15.5 ounces 3 cups 1 cup = 6 or 7 strawberries |
| Pureed | 15 ounces 1 3/4 cups |
If you would like more info on strawberries, California Strawberry commission offers recipes, health and nutritional info.They also have a really cute site just for kids aged 5-12 yrs , with lots of kid friendly recipes you and your children can make together, and fun activities on strawberry education, called Strawberryville.
The University of Florida also has a great page outlining different varieties of strawberries and where they can be grown, plus illustrations on strawberry shapes - very interesting.
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