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Skriven 2010-05-07 05:50:00 av DAVE DRUM (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av DALE SHIPP
Ärende: Fake Strawberries
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-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Janis Kracht <=-

 JK> That's neat - when we were in the really historic house in Louisville,
 JK> the  entire front lawn was covered with strawberries.. They
 JK> didn't have much taste as well.  I expect that's because
 JK> strawberry plants need a lot of nutrients added in the
 JK> spring.

 DS> We used to have some wild strawberry plants in our yard and in a flower
 DS> bed on the side of the garage.  They were a low spreading plant, with a
 DS> very small red berry -- perhaps the size of a fingernail or less.  I
 DS> did once sample one, and it had almost no flavor.  I've since mangaged
 DS> to get rid of them.

I suspect that what you guys had was "mock strawberries". I have them also ...
low vines, sort of rhizomish with yellow flowers (as opposed to true
strawberries with their white or pinkish flowers) and itsy-bitsy fruits which
have little or no taste.

From the Wiki "The mock strawberry or "Gurbir", Potentilla indica (formerly
Duchesnea indica), also called Indian strawberry  or false strawberry, has
foliage and fruit similar to true strawberry, though it is not in the genus
Fragaria. It can readily be distinguished by its yellow flowers, as opposed to
the flowers of true strawberries which are white or slightly pink. It is native
to eastern and southern Asia, but has been introduced to many other areas as an
ornamental plant. It has been naturalized in many regions, including the
southern United States, and is considered a noxious weed in some regions.

The leaves are trifoliate, roughly veined beneath, dark green, and often
persisting through the winter, arising from short crowns. The plant spreads
along creeping stolons, rooting and producing crowns at each node. The yellow
flowers are produced in mid spring, then sporadically throughout the growing
season. The fruits are white or red, and entirely coverered with red seeds.
They are edible, though unpleasant to eat, as they have no discernible taste."

They are also hard to get rid of as they are VERY hardy - unlike real
strawberries.

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      Title: Strawberries Romanoff
 Categories: Fruits, Dairy, Booze, Citrus, I scream
      Yield: 4 Servings

  1 1/2 qt Fresh strawberries; hulled,
           - halved
    1/2 c  Cointreau
      2 tb Sugar
      1 c  Heavy cream; whipped
      1 pt Vanilla ice cream
    1/4 c  Lemon juice
 
  Cover strawberries with sugar and 2 tablespoons Cointreau.
  Chill. Allow the ice cream to defrost slightly - put it in
  the bottom part of the refrigerator instead of the freezer.
 
  Whip the cream until stiff. In another bowl, beat the
  vanilla ice cream with a wooden spoon. Fold in the whipped
  cream, lemon juice, and remaining Cointreau and blend until
  smooth.

  Pour the whipped ice cream over the chilled strawberries.

  Serve at once.

  Serves: 4
 
  Recipe By: Elizabeth Powell

  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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ENJOY!!!

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