California Strawberries
The Ripe Ingredient
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Festive Strawberry Tree
Strawberries don’t grow on trees…or do they?
Everyone knows that strawberries don’t grow on trees, but if they did, this is how they would look according to Paula Deen of Paula’s Home Cooking show on the Food Channel.
Create your own sparkling Easter centerpiece – many thanks to Vanessa Gallo for alerting us to this distinctive strawberry centerpiece, and sending a photo of her Strawberry Tree.
What You'll Need
Bare topiary tree (or round Styrofoam ball, about 6” in diameter, with a piece of ˝” dowel inserted to make the “trunk” and a block of Styrofoam to fit into a flower pot for a base)
Vase or flower pot
Glue gun
Round toothpicks
Fresh California strawberries – 3 pounds or more, depending on the size of your bare topiary
Fresh mint or lemon leaves
Directions
1. If you do not have a bare topiary tree, use a hot glue gun to fasten the Styrofoam ball to one end of the ˝” dowel, and the Styrofoam base to the other end of the dowel rod. 2. Secure your bare topiary tree form into an empty flower pot or vase using a hot glue gun. 3. Insert toothpicks into the bare topiary, leaving approximately 1 inch visible. Attach one strawberry to each toothpick – the pointed end of the strawberry should point out. Tips: By inserting each toothpick for each strawberry, you can fit the strawberries snuggly together. Use strawberries that are relatively equal in size. Continue inserting toothpicks and attaching strawberries until the topiary is covered. 4. Use fresh mint or lemon leaves to fill in any gaps between the strawberries, and to add fresh green color to your topiary. You can also line the top of the vase with the leaves and extra strawberries.
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