Wax Patriotic with Strawberries
I’ve always wanted to start a post title with the word Wax used in that manner. Wow, I’m a dork! Anyhow, some of you may remember this post from a few weeks back. Let me emphasize once again that you truly can Can. We’ve very much enjoyed our strawberry jam. You don’t even need to look a recipe up online. The boxes of pectin have recipes for all sorts of jams inside them. But of course making jam isn’t the only thing you can do with strawberries. I mention this because strawberries are in great supply right now, even if you don’t live in an area where strawberries are locally grown.
Now, I knew California was the grape state, having lived there when I was younger. What I didn’t realize was that California, the California Strawberry Commission in particular, provides 88% of the nations strawberries every year. This year, the strawberry harvest was awesome so strawberries are plentiful and cheap, just in time for the 4th of July.
I think the Red, White and Blueberry Shortcake pictured at right looks light and delicious. Or this Fourth of July Cookie Pizza sounds scrumptious to. If you’re having a fourth of July barbecue or other get together, those are recipes that would be sure to impress. Or you could even create an American flag sheet cake, using blueberries for the star area and sliced strawberries to make the stripes. Even more strawberry recipes can be found here.
Ok, so we all know strawberries are healthy and tasty, yet we can’t always get the kids to eat healthy tasty things. Half the battle is, I think, making food fun. There is a great website, Strawberryville that might just get your kids excited about eating their strawberries this summer. It’s got a fun design, and includes cool strawberry facts, games, kid friendly recipes and more. Whatever you’ve got in mind for the fourth of July, I hope you’ll have tons of fun with family and friends!
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Oh, I ADORE strawberries. Where I live, we eat them in a bowl, with a little sugar and a big dollop of thick cream. But strawberry shortcake also sounds like it would be very nice.
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My neighbor just gave me a great tip for getting the stems off of the strawberry. You take off the leaves and then use a straw to poke the rest of the stem out. You have a hole at both ends of the strawberry but you don’t lose a big chunk of it as you might if you were to cut off the top. I did it this morning and it really works well but you do need a pretty sturdy straw. I think she said she got the idea from good ol’ Rachel Ray.
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I’m only asking this because your on the topic of jam. I’ve recently discovered you can make jam/jelly out of crab apples. Have you ever tried it and if so what was your success like and did you like it???
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They grow a lot of strawberries here in our little valley. I’m quite enjoying the fresh fruit. I’d love to find a “pick your own” farm close by!
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I love strawberries and that pizza thing sounded good! I may have to make that one.
Thanx for the reply on my blog. I think I’ll just have to give a batch a whirl and take my chances.
Oh, this looks yummy!! I’ll have to make something like this, but it’ll have to be canned strawberries here . . . Just not the same!
Happy Belated Blogiversary to you!! I tried Friday several times to stop by, and enter your contests, but got pulled away. I’m getting my workout by sitting down to my computer, than get up and check what Lindsay is getting into.
Where I grew up in CA, we had a strawberry stand down the street. Every summer, my mom would buy a HUGE flat of strawberries, and make strawberryshortcake.
Thanks for the links and the recipes.
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