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When were Strawberries discovered
"The strawberry was first described in literature as early as 1000 AD and the first sketch of a strawberry plant was printed in 1484. The first mention of strawberries occurred sometime between 234-149 BC in the writings of Cato, a Roman Senator." ncstrawberry.com -
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Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecakes
"As the Romans expanded their empire, they brought cheesecake recipes to the Europeans. Great Britain and Eastern Europe began experimenting with ways to put their own unique spin on cheesecake. In each country of Europe, the recipes started taking on different cultural shapes, using ingredients native to each region. In 1545, the first cookbook was printed. It described the cheesecake as a flour-based sweet food." - "The Rich History of a Favorite Dessert" cheesecake.com -
Strawberry Shortcakes
"The first documented strawberry shortcake recipe appeared in a 1588 British cookbook. Shortly thereafter, the dessert came to the mainstream when William Shakespeare named one of his characters in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Alice Shortcake." - "The Sweet History of Strawberry Shortcake" Blocked -
Easy Strawberry Tart
"This dish is made as a tribute to the great general, engineer and freedom fighter because he wrote that he loved strawberries, a fruit that grew wild and abundant in his second home, America" - "A Taste of History" atasteofhistory.com -
Strawberry Crunch Cake
"One of the most popular is strawberry shortcake, which is typically served with whipped cream." - "Shortcake" en.wikipedia.org -
Strawberry Milkshake
"by 1900, the term referred to "wholesome drinks made with chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla syrups". By the "early 1900s people were asking for the new treat, often with ice cream". By the 1930s, milkshakes were a popular drink at malt shops, which were the "typical soda fountain of the period ... used by students as a meeting place or hangout." - "Milkshake" en.wikipedia.org -
Strawberry Cobbler
"Cobbler has been around in America the longest of the three desserts; the Oxford Companion to Food dates its inception back to the 1850s. By the mid-19th century, it had become the dish we know now: fruit baked in the oven with some form of dough." "What’s the Difference Between a Cobbler, a Crisp, and a Crumble?" bonappetit.com -
Fruit Popsicles
"Eleven-year-old Frank Epperson invented the very first Popsicle® ice pop in the San Francisco Bay Area way back in 1905. That’s right, we weren’t joking, Popsicle® was invented by a kid!" - "Popsicle" Popsicle.com -
Strawberry Upside-Down Cake
"This was a super popular cake in the 60’s and 70’s, but first became noticed in the 1920s after Dole released a recipe contest urging bakers to create the best recipe using their pineapples. Tons of submissions for pineapple upside down cake emerged for the first time (on a national scale at least), and its popularity catapulted from there." "Strawberry upside down cake" therebelspatula.com -
Strawberry Syrup
"Hershey Chocolate Company first began producing chocolate syrup for commercial use in 1926. However work on a formula for syrup had begun a few years earlier." Strawberry Syrup was being made at the same time - "Hershey's Syrup" hersheyarchives.com -
Strawberry Shortcake Rice Krispies Treats
"Kellogg, looking for a way to further move their product Rice Krispies created in 1928, tasked Mildred and co-worker Malitta Jense with developing new recipes. After two solid weeks of trial and error the duo created Rice Krispies Treats® in 1939, a recipe that still remains largely unchanged." - "Day, Mildred" isubios.pubpub.org -
Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Torte
"It's like the best chocolate covered strawberry you ever ate! A simple French cake, the Reine de Saba, was a favorite base for many of our cakes at the bakery. It is chocolaty, moist and holds up as a base better than any other chocolate cake we made. We would keep these in the freezer and use them as needed." - "Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Torte" pastrieslikeapro.com -
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The Best Treat
"It was not until the late 1700's that garden strawberry made its way (back) to the Americas, and by 1825 strawberry production was well-established in the United States. One of the first popular cultivars was 'Hovey' introduced in 1838 by Charles Hovey, a fruit grower, plant breeder and writer from Massachusetts."