The strawberry is a soft fruit, not a berry, which grows on low growing plants, producing white flowers before the delicious red, almost conical fruit. Famously part of Wimbledon fortnight, served with cream.
Strawberry anemone. Like a large version of the beadlet anemone, this is mainly confined to the English Channel (both sides) and South West coasts of England, where it is not generally eaten.
Strawberry blite is a small, red, mulberry-like fruit, this grows on sprawling plants which are primarily grown as greens for salads or used as a herb, though should not be used in quantity. The leaves may also be cooked like spinach but, again, in moderation. The pleasantly sweet but essentially bland berries are small, pulpy and bright red, resembling strawberries. They provide an interesting accent to salads. The is plant prefers cool weather and damp mountain valleys but will tolerate heat. Native Americans used to use it as a dye.
Strawberry Blite. A small, red, mulberry-like fruit, this grows on sprawling plants which are primarily grown as greens for salads or used as a herb, though should not be used in quantity. The leaves may also be cooked like spinach but, again, in moderation. The pleasantly sweet but essentially bland berries are small, pulpy and bright red, resembling strawberries. They provide an interesting accent to salads. The is plant prefers cool weather and damp mountain valleys but will tolerate heat. Native Americans used to use it as a dye.
A red grouper with spots and a blue line along its jaw. It is good to eat and gets its name from the dotting which makes it look like a strawberry. They may be found weighing up to 2½ kilos (5 lb). It is found in reefs and feeds on fish, squid, crabs, and shrimp which make its own flavour high quality.
Strawberry ice cream is one of the classics. The earliest reference to ice cream given by the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1744. "Among the rarities..was some fine ice cream, which, with the strawberries and milk, eat most deliciously."
Strawberry jelly is made with gelatine melted and mixed with the juice of strawberries, concentrated as much as possiblem before being set in a mould.
