Ingredient of the week strawberry

Today the ingredient of the week is strawberries!!

here are some facts:

The average strawberry has 200 seeds

A strawberry flower average five to seven seeds

strawberry is the first fruit to ripen in spring

10 million baskets of strawberries are shipped daily in california

Ancient Romans used the berries to treat everything from depression to fever and sore throats

Strawberry can be produced via seed, by planting one fruit in the ground

ways to use strawberry:

pancakes

smothies

jam

fruit pizza

strawberry and chocolate