{"id":17677,"date":"2021-07-14T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=17677"},"modified":"2021-06-18T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T17:41:57","slug":"all-about-strawberries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/14\/all-about-strawberries\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Strawberries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/strawberry-14949-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/strawberry-14949-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/strawberry-14949-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/strawberry-14949-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/strawberry-14949.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By Nancy D. Berkoff, RD, EdD,\nCCE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Romans prized wild\nstrawberries for their medicinal properties. And wise they were; ounce for\nounce, strawberries have more Vitamin C than most citrus fruit. Frais du bois,\nor wild strawberries, were very popular in Europe. They were very small, and flavorful,\nand grew so bountifully in the wild that no one bothered to cultivate them. In\n1714, Francois Amedee Frezier created large strawberries by crossing two types\nof wild strawberries\u2026\u2026and an industry was born! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the American\nCancer Society, foods rich in Vitamin C may lower the risk of cancers of the\ngastrointestinal tract. Over the years, herbalists have thought that\nstrawberries were a tonic, diuretic, remineralizer, and astringent. Strawberry\nleaves brewed as a tea were thought to relieve diarrhea, while eating too much\nof the fruit is known to cause it! Strawberry essence used in cosmetics was\nthought to combat wrinkles and freckles; well, at least they gave the creams\nand lotions a very nice aroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you actually get past washing and eating strawberries, think about freezing some of them for the winter months. Simply wash, hull (remove leaves and white \u201cshoulders\u201d) and dry whole strawberries. Place them, single file, on a sheet pan and allow them to freeze. Once frozen, they can be piled into containers or bags. If fresh or frozen strawberries lose their color, they can be spruced up with a bit of lemon juice (which, coincidentally, adds a bit more Vitamin C). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mash ripe or frozen\nstrawberries with a little maple syrup, if necessary for added sweetness, and\nsome citrus liqueur to create a fast dessert sauce or the basis of a blender\nbeverage. Create a strawberry salsa with chopped strawberries, chilies (you\nchose the heat), red onion, and ground black pepper. Blend ripe strawberries\nwith silken tofu, a small amount of ground ginger, and some orange zest and use\nas the filling for a strawberry cheesecake or frozen strawberry pops. For a\nmake-ahead dessert, create strawberry skewers and allow to marinate, in the\nrefrigerator, in a blend of balsamic vinegar and maple syrup until ready to\nserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nancy D. Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE The Romans prized wild strawberries for their medicinal properties. And wise they were; ounce for ounce, strawberries have more Vitamin C than most citrus fruit. Frais du bois, or wild strawberries, were very popular in Europe. They were very small, and flavorful, and grew so bountifully in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17679,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17677\/revisions\/17679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}