Am I the only one who's wondered where this fruit got its name? Well I did a quick search online. Not that you can completely trust everything you get on the internet, but it made for interesting speed reading:
"The name of the fruit has a variety of possible origins - in earlier times, straw was commonly used to mulch the plants during the winter and as weed and soil control to keep the berries cleaner. In London centuries ago, children used to collect the berries, string them on pieces of straw, then sell them at the markets as 'Straws of Berries'. And the runners which the plants produce are said to be 'strewn' or dispersed around the plant - in some literature the fruit is called strawberry."
Strawberries
So there ya have it!
1 comment:
Oooh, that is truly splendid and the berries are truly scrumptious.
"truly scrumptious..." I forget how that song goes. Anyways.
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