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OMG, we missed National Carrot Cake Day!!!! How *could* we let this
happen??? Mark your Google calendar and let it alert us next year!
We will never miss Carrot Cake Day again because Google is our Friend,
Ole Buddy!

February 3
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/National_Symbols/American_Hollidays.html

February 4 is stuffed mushroom day - I have them filled and ready to
go. LOL! Didn't even know I'd be celebrating something when I did
it.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 03:57:24 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
wrote:


Obviously someone who has no clue about when fruits and vegetables are
harvested. Maybe they like canned stuff.
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Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)
 
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:02:21 -0500, The Cook
wrote:


Or maybe someone from Louisiana who harvests strawberries in Jan/Feb?


In strawberries, I'll take
#1 pick your own
#2 farmers stand/market
#3 jam
#4 frozen
#5 for about 2 weeks in my part of the world the supermarket carries
strawberries that taste as good as flash frozen.

Jim
 
Jim Elbrecht wrote:

After tasting perfect local strawberries, I find the normal
supermarket ones not worth buying or eating.

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Jean B.
 
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:02:21 -0500, The Cook
wrote:


Or maybe they're shilling the imported stuff.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 07:32:06 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
wrote:


Give me a heads up on the 18th and I'll hoist a glass with you. ;)

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
In article ,
"Bob Terwilliger" wrote:


Probably the strawberry association's Plant City, FL chapter.

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Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
 
On 2/4/2011 12:35 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:


Strawberries are available nearly all winter from FL, CA, and Mexico
depending on weather. The recent cold has really jacked up the price.
I don't usually buy them "out of season" but a friend was telling me
this morning how sweet they are. I looked today and they were $4.99 for
what looked like a 1 1/2 pint container. I'll wait.

gloria p
 
On 04/02/2011 7:06 PM, gloria.p wrote:


I saw some in the grocery store. I don't know how much they were
charging. I just remember that the tops were white. They probably tasted
as much like styrofoam as they looked.
 
Jean B. wrote:


My sentiments exactly. I didn't even like strawberries until I tried our
local ones. Fortunately, we often have a strawberry harvest here both in the
spring and in the fall.

Bob
 
Gloria wrote:



To me, the perfect strawberry has much more going for it than sweetness. In
fact, I favor the slightly-tarter ones we get in the early autumn; they seem
to have more flavor. I'm also a fan of smaller strawberries over larger
ones, but Lin and I disagree on that.

Bob
 
On 2/4/2011 8:36 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

Trick is, to find the good 'everbearing' sorts of strawberries that
doen't rely on season. They're very good also.

Sky

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Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!
 
Sky wrote:


Sorry, I have to disagree. I live fairly close to Watsonville, California,
where strawberries are grown year-round, and I don't like those strawberries
at all. Even in the spring, when you'd expect strawberries to be best, the
Watsonville strawberries are inferior to local varieties. The Watsonville
strawberries are best in the summertime (after the local berry crop has
passed); I can *tolerate* them then, but they're still a weak shadow of the
local berries at their peak.

I'm perfectly happy only consuming strawberries during the few months when
they're wonderful. I have no interest in purchasing inferior berries at
other times of the year. Around here, we have an abundance of excellent
produce year-round, so it's no great sacrifice to do without strawberries
for nine months out of the year. Right now we're getting some nice apple
varieties and citrus (blood oranges, pummelos, grapefruit, and mandarins)
from the local farms, so that's what I'm cooking with.

Bob
 
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:06:34 -0700, "gloria.p"
wrote:


There are plenty of berries from the southern hemisphere too, but
during winter in the northern hemisphere they're more pricey due to
more distant shipping... the north ships to the south too but then
they pay the premium. And there are plenty of hothouse strawberries,
again at higher cost. Nowadays nowhere needs to rely on local crops.
I see strawberries here in NY all winter but not so large a display
and they cost twice as much... but then there is plenty of winter
produce in season like pears and apples. There is really no way to
predict produce availability/prices, there are too many factors and
each year is different. Today most strawberries get freeze dried.
 
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