Berry Bonanza Weekend

Hi gang!!!

Ma Nature has just about fried my very last nerve this year. I see oodles of beautiful, ripe fruit in the field at this very moment and I’m so afraid she’ll yank it back from all of us with heat, rain, birds, bugs, etc. Sooooooo…. this weekend --- Fri 5/30, Sat 5/31, and Sun 6/1 I have a plan. I’m calling it my Ma Nature gives back “Berry Buck Bonanza” weekend.

I’ve enclosed a “Berry Buck” coupon good toward the purchase of a full or ½ flat of our ripe, juicy berries.

It’s very simple. Print the coupon and use it on as many ½ and full flats as you like. There’s plenty of berries for all finally! Email or pass it on to friends, family, coworkers, teachers, the mailman, your dentist, etc. One person telling another can literally snowball and we’ll have every last ripe berry out of the field before Ma Nature knows what hit her. I’ll pick, you eat/freeze/jam etc. LOLOLOLOL
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Berry Buck Bonanza coupon

Good for $1 off any ½ or full flat of Carstensen Farms ripe, juicy, organic strawberries

This weekend only Friday May 30th thru Sunday June 1st.

Carstensen Farms
490 Casa Grande Rd (across from Casa Grande High School)
Sweetest Organic Strawberries in Town!!

Sorry… cannot be used on ¼ flats or baskets
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Strawberry Spread Recipe

Ingredients
* 8 ounces cream cheese softened
* 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
* 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh strawberries

Directions
1. Blend all ingredients together then refrigerate until ready to serve.


Strawberry Carrot Cake With Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze Recipe

Ingredients
* 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
* 1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
* 1 cup carrots finely shredded
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1/2 cup plain yogurt
* 1/3 cup water
* 1/2 cup pecans chopped
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup strawberries finely chopped
* Glaze:
* 2 ounces cream cheese softened
* 1 tablespoon mashed strawberries
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 3/4 cup powdered sugar


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease and flour tube pan.
3. Beat all ingredients except strawberries in a large bowl on low speed for 45 seconds.
4. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes scraping occasionally.
5. Fold in strawberries then pour into prepared pan and bake 50 minutes.
6. Cool 5 minute the remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
7. Pour glaze over top.
8. Beat cream cheese, mashed strawberries and vanilla in small bowl until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until blended then spoon over cake.

11 Minute Strawberry Jam

3 c Strawberries
3 c Sugar

Put the strawberries in a pan. Add 1 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil and boil for 4 minutes. Add the second cup of sugar and boil again for 4 minutes. Then add the third cup of sugar and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from stove, cool, stir occasionally. Pour in jars and seal.

Cheers!

Sally Strawberry
Carstensen Farms