Picking Strawberries

Here in the South, we are hoping that spring is just around the corner. Even as I am typing, I am watching the snowfall in Atlanta, GA, of all places.

One of the things I enjoy in the spring is planting my garden. Of the assortment of fruits and vegetables I will plant, the one thing I truly love is strawberries.

They are easy to grow from year to year as the last season’s plants and leftover berries are just tilled back into the soil. Since the seeds are on the outside, they will help produce more plants the next planting season. I simply buy fewer plants each year.

This sweet, succulent berry is perfect for desserts, jams, jellies, preserves, and just popping into your mouth like candy.

Family trips to pick strawberries can be fun. Children love nature’s candy and will eat them right off the plant if not carefully watched. I have been known to do the same.

Lensmaster, Shajo, has recounted her family’s strawberry picking trip and offered up some information on how to choose the right berry, how to handle them and where to find these pick it yourself farms. You will also find a wonderfully delicious suggestion for serving these beauties. There are even some videos on making other desserts with strawberries. Do you need to know how to make strawberry cheesecake?

Have you ever noticed that strawberries are shaped much like Valentine’s hearts? That one perfect strawberry can say, I love you or be mine if used in a romantic recipe or dipped in chocolate and fed to your significant other.

When the time comes to pick them, I will have a freezer and refrigerator full of these beautiful, sweet and versatile berries to share. Would you like to share some strawberries with me?

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