SUGGESTED BOOKS:

First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story
Joseph Bruchac (Ages 4-8)

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear
Audrey Wood (Ages 4-8)

Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher
Molly Bang (Ages 4-8)

Cook-a-Doodle-Doo!
Janet Stevens (Ages 4-8)

Strawberry Girl
Louis Lenski (Ages 9-12)

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberries and whipping cream ingredients:

7 ½ cups whole strawberries
½ cup sugar
Whipping cream
Vanilla

Directions:

• Remove the stems from the strawberries.  Slice into thin (1/4” to 1/8”) slices.  Put into a large bowl. Add ¼ cup to ½ cup of sugar (depending on how sweet the strawberries are to begin with) and mix into the strawberries.  Set aside at room temperature.
• After the strawberries have been sitting for 20 minutes or so, take a potato masher and mash them a little.  Not too much, just enough to get more juice out of them.
• Whip the cream, adding a drop or two of vanilla and a teaspoon of sugar.

Bisquick shortcake biscuits ingredients:

2 1/3 cups Bisquick baking mix
3 tablespoons butter, melted
½ cup milk
3 tablespoons sugar

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Stir baking mix, melted butter, milk, and 3 tablespoons of sugar in a mixing bowl until soft dough forms.  Drop by 6 spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• To serve, break up one biscuit per person into big pieces into a bowl. Ladle strawberries over the biscuit.  Add a dollop of whipped cream.

Makes 6 strawberry shortcakes