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There’s nothing better than fresh strawberries in the summertime.
However, if you slice the leaf off the top or dig in there with your fingernail, you run the risk of irritating your skin and wasting a lot of the berry.
I like to pop ’em instead. You can use a regular straw but I like to use a plastic re-usable straw because they’re a little more sturdy but either kind will work.
Place the strawberry leaf side down and insert the straw into the tip. Now, take the strawberry (it’s like a strawberry on a stick at this point) and continue to press the straw right through the strawberry and out the other end. The leaf should pop right off!
You might need to gently twist the straw as you push it through if it doesn’t easily just glide right out the other side.
No knife required and it’ll save your fingernails! You can pop a whole container of strawberries in no time.
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Laura McKenna grew up in Ohio and got her first job in radio in La Crosse in 2005. She packed up her stuff, made the move, and has been in Wisconsin ever since! Her favorite season is winter but she loves to spend all summer in her vegetable garden. When she isn't in her pink kitchen cooking up vegetarian recipes, more than likely she's taking bubble baths, reading mystery novels (sometimes while in a bubble bath), cheering for THEE Ohio State Buckeyes, or officiating weddings! She married her best friend from college last year but they still don't live in the same house yet. Laura's favorite way to spend a Friday night is watching Dateline with her cat (Phil Dawson) on her lap. She's thrilled to be back keeping you company during the workday on 105-7 CFW!
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