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I didn't know a strawberry isn't a berry, but I knew about the tomatoes. Onions are leaves I think.

By  Anonymous, at 7/02/2008 12:59 PM  

Yum! Cute picture, too.

By  sarah, at 7/02/2008 1:21 PM  

I, like most Swedes, like especially what in Swedish are called Smultron (Fragaria vesca, commonly known as Woodland Strawberry). Ingmar Bergman's movie which is called "Wild Strawberries" in English is originally named Smultronstället = the smultron spot(place). An expression which refers to a really good place which is known only to you or at to least not too many. A great coffee shop, a special store, a relaxing spot in the outdoors etc.
When we are kids we pick smultron and collect them by threading them on a straw (strawberries?). Maybe you do that in CA too?

By  Martin Klasch, at 7/02/2008 2:38 PM  

oh, great information p-e!
that's a better reason behind the name strawberry than on wikipedia. they said, maybe because they used to ship them on a bed of straw, or maybe from a german word that means "strewn" about.

i remember picking wild blue berries in sweden near lake vanern. what a lovely magical place sweden is.

By  mod*mom, at 7/02/2008 5:24 PM  

you're growing strawberries? yum! great place for a veggie/victory garden

By  Anonymous, at 7/03/2008 9:45 AM  

I like that reason for the name too. However I don't know which is right though. We call it "Jordgubbar". Today that would mean Earth Men (old). Which is pretty funny. However, "gubbar" is an old word for lumps. Not as funny. Why people began calling old men lumps I sure don't know.

I guess we really do like to harvest what nature offers. Blueberries, lingonberries, mushrooms, moose etc.

I'm glad you got a nice image of Sweden.

Happy 4th in advance!

By  Martin Klasch, at 7/03/2008 11:52 AM  

thank you p-e

By  mod*mom, at 7/29/2008 11:39 PM  

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