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“Strawberries are the angels of the earth, innocent and sweet with green leafy wings reaching heavenward. ” ~Jasmine Heiler

My Grandmother said to me once when I was making strawberry jam, that in the Cherokee tradition the men in the community always knew to bring strawberries to their women. Strawberries possess the quality to soothe a woman’s soul and give her an even temper.  

These wonderful berries are chock full of ant anti-oxidants and a couple big handsful will give you more than your recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. They help to prevent oxidization of the artery walls and immobilize cancer causing agents in the body. At some time in your life, you must pick them wild, when they are ripe and juicy. They are tiny compared with the commercially grown variey, but sweet beyond compare.