"Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees." --Victor Hugo STRAWBERRY RECIPES   THE SIMPLEST DINNER PARTY DESSERT: Top premium vanilla ice cream with sliced strawberries and sprinkle the berries with semi-sweet Belgian chocolate, cut in slivers off the block. Chocoholic guests will appreciated you even more if you bring a dish of chocolate slivers to the table and let them add chocolate at will. CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES: Pick out 12 large ones, with the stems attached. Melt 3 oz. (85 g.) of Belgian semi-sweet chocolate, 1 tbsp. (15 mL.) of butter and 1 tsp. (5 mL.) of Cognac, brandy or orange liqueur in a double boiler over hot water, or in a microwave oven. Dip the strawberries halfway into the chocolate and set them on a plate covered with a sheet of wax paper. Refrigerate them just long enough for the chocolate to set (about 10 minutes). Eat them the day you make them. STRAWBERRY FOOL: Whip 1/2 cp. (125 mL.) whipping cream and stir in 3/4 cp. (175 mL.) of dairy sour cream or créam fraiche. Then make a decision: Do you want a smooth fool or a lumpy fool? If the answer is smooth, puree 4 cp. (1 L.) of berries with 1/2 cp. (125 mL.) sugar (less if they taste sweet enough) in a blender or food processor. Fold the cream into the fruit puree and chill. If you want a lumpy fool, mash the strawberries and sugar together with a potato masher, then fold in the cream. You'll have enough to serve four. Strawberry Recipes from "The Vancouver Sun Newspaper" Johnson, Eve. "Berry Simple, Berry Good." http://www.jamm.com/strawberry/vancsun.html#Dipped __________ STRAWBERRY BREAD 3-1/4 cups flour 1-3/4 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 3 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons oil Two 10-ounce packages sliced frozen strawberries and juice 1-1/4 cups chopped walnuts (if desired) Mix first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add liquid ingredients and blend well. Do not use a mixer. Pour into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Enjoy! Courtesy: Puffin Inn B&B, Ogunquit, Maine http://www.puffininn.com/welcome.html __________ STRAWBERRY ANGEL FOOD PIE One Large Angel Food Cake 1 1/2 cups boiling water 3 oz Package Strawberry Jello (wild strawberry is good) One Small Box Frozen sliced Strawberrys (thawed) 12 oz Cool Whip Break Angel Food Cake into pieces about 1" by 1" or so and drop into a 9" pie pan. Boil 1 1/2 cups water. Stir in Jello Mix. When disolved, add thawed strawberries with liquid. Carefully pour over broken Angel Food using a measuring cup or large spool. Chill. Cover with Cool Whip. It's perfect on a hot summer day. Source: Abigail's Strawberry Recipes http://secret-cookies.freeyellow.com/recipes/strawberry-recipes.html __________ STRAWBERRY CRISP 1 c Uncooked Oatmeal 1 c All purpose Flour 1 c Brown Sugar 1/4 c Chopped Walnuts 1/2 c Butter (Applesauce?) 1/2 c Sugar 3 c Sliced fresh/frzn Strawberry   Mix together oatmeal, flour and brown sugar. Add nuts. Cut in butter or margarine until crumbly.   In another bowl, mix strawberries and white sugar together.   Grease an 8 inch square pan. Spread half the crumb mixture on bottom. Cover with strawberries. Spread remaining crumb mixture over top.   Bake at 350 deg F oven for 45 minutes.   Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or topping. Source: Unknown __________ STRAWBERRY BUTTER 4 oz. strawberries 1/2 soft butter (not oleo) 1 cup powdered sugar Cream butter and sugar till fluffy. Add crushed berries. Refrigerate. Great on waffles and pancakes. Source: Renee's Louisiana Recipes http://www.francieweb.com/renee/strawberrybutter.htm __________ DEEP FRIED STRAWBERRIES INGREDIENTS 1 cup sifted powdered sugar 1/3 cup water 1 3/4 tablespoons corn starch 1/4 sherry 1 cup pancake mix 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons milk 24 large strawberries Vegetable oil DIRECTIONS Prepare sherry sauce by combining sugar and water in small sauce pan. Bring to a boil. In a separate bowl, combine corn starch and sherry. Stir until dissolved. Gradually stir into hot sugar mixture. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sauce is smooth and thickened. Now combine pancake mix and milk to make a batter for the strawberries. Stir well. Dip strawberries in batter and deep fry in hot oil (375 degrees) until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with sherry sauce. Recipe courtesy Performing Animal Welfare Society/Galt Strawberry Festival Source: KXTV10 - http://www.kxtv10.com/recipe/dfstraw.htm     Back to Recipes   Busy Moms Recipes Home Page     Background courtesy of:   This site and its entire contents are Copyright© 2002-2003, Busy Moms Recipes™