Growing up I remember going to local strawberry patches with my mom & 2 sisters.
The fields were usually soggy and muddy, sometimes suctioning our shoes right into the ground.
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Then there was inevitably the all-too-swishy strawberry. As soon as I touched it, I immediately dropped it to the ground because it was rotten. I would scream and refuse to pick any more.
But eventually I did pick more. Usually only the strawberries from the top of the plant. Until I picked up one with a spider on it.
Without fail, by the time we finished in the field my younger sister's face would be completely red. Who knows how many strawberries she ate while we were out there.
Once home, we (meaning my mom) cleaned the berries and our dirty feet and hands.
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Before my mom even had a chance to cut the stems off, we each had our own bowl of strawberries. Just good ole, plain strawberries.
Right next to 3 bowls of sugar! One for each of us.
Nobody had to teach me the most effective way to get tons of sugar on my strawberries. The inside wetness was perfect for sticking the grainy sugar to the scrumptious strawberries. Those second and third bites were the best!
It's a tradition I've passed onto my own children. Even though sometimes Blake asks for just a bowl of sugar!
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yum! fresh picked strawberries are the best. And I loved dipping them in sugar :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to visit a local U-Pick-Em this summer
Yay for fresh picked strawberries! Yum! Seriously one of my favorite parts of summer! (And to think I didn't like them when I was a kid!)
ReplyDeleteFresh picked strawberries are delish! My boy has his own strawberry plant out back and he loves eating from it all summer long, for the last three years. Yum! :>
ReplyDeleteYum! We aptly call these "sugar strawberries" at our house! This lovely post makes me crave summer!
ReplyDeleteYes, this is one of my favorite things to do too. It is a summer tradition that so far I have enjoyed by myself because my oldest kids don't like strawberries.
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly the way that I have taught my own children to consume fresh strawberries. It's really the only way to do it properly!!
ReplyDeleteGreat memories!
What a lovely memory, Jill!
ReplyDeleteStrawberries are so amazing with that sugar coating. I also love them in milk. Delicious.
I love strawberries... especially fresh picked and still warm.
ReplyDeleteThis was great!!
This post is getting me so excited for the farmer's market. I've learned that I can't put the basket beside my daughter's car seat because she will finish the whole thing before we can get home.
ReplyDeleteAnd while my favorite way to eat strawberries is just as you described, I think I'll keep hiding the sugar bowl from my kid!
YUM! I used to eat them with sugar, now I just eat them plain. Or with whipped cream. Same thing? lol
ReplyDeleteOh man, strawberries dipped in sugar, we did that too! - SO GOOD! I do love taking my kids to the strawberry patch. Great memories for us all. :)
ReplyDeleteAs a child, my mom used to give me cut strawberries and bananas in a bowl with milk...with just a dusting of sugar. It was my favorite treat!
ReplyDeleteLove strawberries! I just quarter, mash and shake with sugar. Over shortbread, ice cream, or just by themselves.
ReplyDeleteI need strawberries now.
I want strawberries now too and we haven't got any in the house..and it's almost eleven! I love them with whipped cream but now I'm willing to give the bowl of sugar a try, for sake of experimination of course. What an awesome memory, love it.
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