3 quarts of yummy goodness
Monday, April 19, 2010
Last week I wrote to you about how I love to go to the farmers' market. We went again this weekend and it is the start of strawberry season here in NC. YUM!
I adore fresh strawberries. They are one of my very favorite things. I will do my best to eat my weight...or more...in fresh strawberries. I never get sick of the fresh ones...am not a fan of those shipped in from California or Florida or whatever other warm climate grows them to supply the grocery stores. I want them to have been picked that morning and still have dirt on them just to prove that they were locally grown.
At the NC State Farmers' Market they always have a couple of options for sizes:
Quart - although I have no idea why....I'd have those eaten on the drive home.
Bucket - this holds about 3 quarts and is usually what I buy.
Flats - I think that these have 6 or 8 quarts. These would are perfect to buy if you are making jam.
As usual, I purchased a bucket. I normally just hull and clean them and then enjoy their strawberry goodness. For some reason, this time I got it into my head that I wanted to make something for Alan out of them. He asked for strawberry pie...like the kind you'd get from Big Boy. I hunted online for a recipe and actually had a hard time finding one that I liked. So, I turned to our stash of cookbooks and found one in the Officers Wives Club - El Centro, CA cookbook circa 1974. This was one of Alan's mom's cookbooks...it had a star next to the recipe...can't go wrong with this recipe:
My three quarts of yummy goodness have been decreased to just one quart...but Alan will enjoy the pie and I'll be sure to enjoy the fresh strawberries.
Anybody want to come over and have some strawberry pie with Alan?
2 comments:
The offer to share pie was not cleared with or is it endorsed by me!
Strawberry pie is awesome! I too love fresh strawberries. However, I was disappointed in the berries I picked from Jean's Berry Patch last year. Actually, this year I had a real good batch from HT, but in general, I too prefer local berries. When I lived in Garner a local grower use to setup shop every year along HWY 70 and they almost always had THE BEST berries I have ever eaten. I plan to try Jean's again this year.
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