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English Strawberries.
I just had a bowl of english strawberries and they were amazing. It got me wondering how everyone else has theirs? I like mine with evaporated milk and a little sprinkle of sugar.
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Double cream or clotted cream.
*wipes away drool* |
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With a low fat yoghurt & crushed meringue nest. The British strawberries in the supermarket have been massive this year & very juicy. We got them early due to the good weather we had so looks like we had what would have gone to Wimbledon.
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out of the punnet
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On a Dutch rusk with white caster sugar on top.
I only go for seasonal, local strawberries. I don't like the "all year round" strawberries like the spanish ones. Lacks the flavour. |
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M&S are selling two big punnets of big strawberries for a fiver. They must be the Wimbledon ones as they are out of this world, just like W'don ones are usually gawjus.
I never put sugar on them these days - and to be honest, these are so sweet and delish you don't need any. Hard to not be tempted by some cream to go with though.....
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They are really good this year. I remember last year was particlarly poor and had little flavour at all. I like them with thick double cream and sometimes serve them with pancakes and lemon juice.
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Lovely local Kentish strawberries are the best in the world. Sainsburys often annoys me by neglecting local Kentish. However they made up for it this weekend with local ones that smelled divine. Sweet and juicy and I only need to eat them on their own.
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M&S are selling two big punnets of big strawberries for a fiver. They must be the Wimbledon ones as they are out of this world, just like W'don ones are usually gawjus.
I never put sugar on them these days - and to be honest, these are so sweet and delish you don't need any. Hard to not be tempted by some cream to go with though..... ![]() |
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I've got the m&s ones too. We had one punnet yesterday and have another left in the fridge. They're some of the best ones I've ever had.
![]() I think they are Elsante strawberries.
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I am wandering down the garden, lifting the netting and picking my homegrown strawberries, just cant beat them, freshly picked, washed and eaten with ice-cream, mmmm mmmm! Better than any bought shop strawberries, so fresh and delicious.
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Saw some Cornish clotted cream Ice Cream in the Co-Op the other day. Think I will try that with my strawbs next. Can't be many calories in that either.....
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Saw some Cornish clotted cream Ice Cream in the Co-Op the other day. Think I will try that with my strawbs next. Can't be many calories in that either.....
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out of the punnet
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The reason strawberries are tasting better than normal this year is because of the lovely weather we had in Marchand April.
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The reason strawberries are tasting better than normal this year is because of the lovely weather we had in Marchand April.
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The weather has affected the growth of so many crops. Although forced ones are available virtually all year, I wouldn't normally think about strawberries until Wimbledon is looming. Unfortunately, our weather will not have affected my favourite - nectarines - so I'm just going to have to wait.
) but just looked and they are from Spain.Have been reading about the cucumber German/Spanish/Dutch food bug - but I do wash all my fruit and veg.
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Nectarines are my fave too - have some at the mo (from M&S again
) but just looked and they are from Spain.Have been reading about the cucumber German/Spanish/Dutch food bug - but I do wash all my fruit and veg. |
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Not heard about that but I always wash mine as well.
Hope it's safe to try my nectarines! I read today that 10 people in Germany have died from it. an e-coli type bug. 300 ill too apparently. |
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![]() I have found them to be sweeter this year...could be the variety of course, they are fairly local to me from Hereforshire, so therefore, not being kept refrigerated too long. |
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Eeee I'm gonna have another bowl
I've got a tin of cream or some left over evaporated milk. I've never actually had them with cream before lol
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With steak.....
![]() I remember one Summer, when passing a pub, my mother-in-law pointing at a sign which read, "Steak & Strawberries", and her announcing, "Yeuch, I would never eat steak with strawberries!" .....How we laughed !!! |
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Lovely local Kentish strawberries are the best in the world
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A couple of people at work mentioned last week how good strawberries are at the moment, so I really must go out and buy some (although they do seem expensive - £2 in Sainsbury's at half price?!)
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I am wandering down the garden, lifting the netting and picking my homegrown strawberries, just cant beat them, freshly picked, washed and eaten with ice-cream, mmmm mmmm! Better than any bought shop strawberries, so fresh and delicious.
So much nicer than you get in the supermarket and a he'll of alot cheaper too. And the best bit is once you've got the plants, you've got them forever. |
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- but I do wash all my fruit and veg.