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Hi gang,
We'll be back at it again today @ 10:00, harvesting our little fingers off. The berries are coming in smaller these days, which slows our harvesting speed but no worries. Wednesday's are usually pretty good for a plentiful harvest after a couple days rest. It should be a good day. The weather has been just perfect :)
Those of you that tried our 2 tester berries this weekend gave us a lot of great feedback! Additional comments would be much appreciated. We noticed that both the other varieties were much larger at this time of the year as compared to our main berry. It will be interesting to see how the season plays out for this experiment. We order our plants in December for transplanting each September. We have to try a new variety blindly, not knowing how it will taste or perform when we order it 9 months in advance.
Tomorrow I skip through the fields once again releasing my good bug army - persimilis. They eat the nasty spider mites we battle every year. No spray for us! The good bug army seems to keep the nasty spideys in check. I'm out there every week releasing between 10 - 30 thousand of them!
Thank you one and all for the thumbs up comments about some of the recipes. One customer said the Strawberry Streusel Muffins were wonderfuI. I never get a chance to try them. I pick them when I'm hungry and it's one of my favorite things to do for you. If you need to find any of the recipes I send they are all on Carstensenfarms.blogspot.com with the original Berry Updates.
Cheers!
Sally Strawberry
Open 10 - 5:30 daily, closed Tuesday
California Strawberry Fruit Salad SAVE THIS ONE FOR BLUEBERRY SEASON!!!
2 pt. California strawberries
2 oranges, peeled and sliced
1 pineapple, peeled and sliced
1 Avocado, peeled and sliced
1 pt. blueberries
Salad greens
Lime sauce (see recipe below)
Arrange fruits in sections, on platter lined with salad greens. Serve with lime sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Great for a summer luncheon! Lime sauce: in small mixer bowl, beat 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese at low speed until smooth. Beat in 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup lime juice and 2 tablespoons milk until well combines. makes about 1 1/2 cups.
Caramel Strawberry Tortillas
2 10-inch tortillas
2 med Bananas; sliced
1 c Strawberries; sliced
3 tb Packed brown sugar
1 ts Cinnamon
2 tb Butter
Topping:
1/3 c Whipping cream
2 tb Granulated sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Sour cream or plain yogurt
Place tortillas on large baking sheet. Top with bananas. Combine brown butter. bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, beat cream with granulated sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold in sour cream. Chill. Serve tortillas warm, cutting each into quarters. Arrange 2 quarters on each dessert plate and top with sauce.
We'll be back at it again today @ 10:00, harvesting our little fingers off. The berries are coming in smaller these days, which slows our harvesting speed but no worries. Wednesday's are usually pretty good for a plentiful harvest after a couple days rest. It should be a good day. The weather has been just perfect :)
Those of you that tried our 2 tester berries this weekend gave us a lot of great feedback! Additional comments would be much appreciated. We noticed that both the other varieties were much larger at this time of the year as compared to our main berry. It will be interesting to see how the season plays out for this experiment. We order our plants in December for transplanting each September. We have to try a new variety blindly, not knowing how it will taste or perform when we order it 9 months in advance.
Tomorrow I skip through the fields once again releasing my good bug army - persimilis. They eat the nasty spider mites we battle every year. No spray for us! The good bug army seems to keep the nasty spideys in check. I'm out there every week releasing between 10 - 30 thousand of them!
Thank you one and all for the thumbs up comments about some of the recipes. One customer said the Strawberry Streusel Muffins were wonderfuI. I never get a chance to try them. I pick them when I'm hungry and it's one of my favorite things to do for you. If you need to find any of the recipes I send they are all on Carstensenfarms.blogspot.com with the original Berry Updates.
Cheers!
Sally Strawberry
Open 10 - 5:30 daily, closed Tuesday
California Strawberry Fruit Salad SAVE THIS ONE FOR BLUEBERRY SEASON!!!
2 pt. California strawberries
2 oranges, peeled and sliced
1 pineapple, peeled and sliced
1 Avocado, peeled and sliced
1 pt. blueberries
Salad greens
Lime sauce (see recipe below)
Arrange fruits in sections, on platter lined with salad greens. Serve with lime sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Great for a summer luncheon! Lime sauce: in small mixer bowl, beat 1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese at low speed until smooth. Beat in 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup lime juice and 2 tablespoons milk until well combines. makes about 1 1/2 cups.
Caramel Strawberry Tortillas
2 10-inch tortillas
2 med Bananas; sliced
1 c Strawberries; sliced
3 tb Packed brown sugar
1 ts Cinnamon
2 tb Butter
Topping:
1/3 c Whipping cream
2 tb Granulated sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Sour cream or plain yogurt
Place tortillas on large baking sheet. Top with bananas. Combine brown butter. bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, beat cream with granulated sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold in sour cream. Chill. Serve tortillas warm, cutting each into quarters. Arrange 2 quarters on each dessert plate and top with sauce.
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