On Wed 06 Aug 2008 02:33:58p, l, not -l told us...

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> On 6-Aug-2008, Goomba > wrote:
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>> l, not -l wrote:
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>> > For hulling strawberries, I use a straw - just a plain old drinking
>> > straw. I center the straw on the bottom of the strawberry and push
>> > up; when the straw hits the top of the berry, having removed the core
>> > completely, it pushes the hull off. Works for all but the very
>> > smallest strawberries. I
>> > just leave the core in the straw; each subsequent core pushes the
>> > previous further into the straw; after about 9-10 berries, the cores
>> > just push out of
>> > the bottom of the straw as new ones come in the top and fall in the
>> > "garbage bowl" I pitch the hulls in.
>>
>>
>> Brilliant!! I've never heard of this trick before and will try it next
>> time I have some berries to hull.
>> Thanks!
>
> I don't do it often; but, the hole through the berry is great for
> stuffing. Mix a little cream cheese, milk/cream and powdered sugar and
> pipe it into the hole. A bit of warmed "hot fudge" piped in; overfill
> and let it run down the sides a bit; when chilled it can be finger food
> that delivers berry and chocolate in one burst.

That would be good!

There used to be a mom and pop candy shop in Ohio that specialized in
chocolate coated fresh fruit. Typically they had chocolate covered
strawberries, red raspberry clusters, and pitted bing cherries. It was
always a treat to stop in there. Sadly, the place burned down a few years
ago.

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Wayne Boatwright
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