The Mobile Home Woman

When it’s strawberry season…. you can slice and eat them or make jams or cakes and stuff like that…. but one of the best delicacies has to be dipping the little wonderful bits of berry goodness…. it’s EASY!

Especially now with those little microwavable wafers of chocolate… just pop a big handful into a little cup… (cups are better than bowls… deeper and you need less coating…. ) I found that if you use the defrost or medium/low setting of your nuke, you will be happier. The key is to warm it up gently. Do like a minute and then stir a little, then a minute until you get them all nice and melted.

I like to wash my little gems and let them dry up nice. And then just pull back the little leaves a bit and dip them into the warm chocolate coating. Place on a little waxed paper or foil to cool. If you want to rush, pop them in the frig for a little bit. They harden up pretty quick. And any left over coating you can always throw in some little pretzels or nuts or whatever sounds good… stir it up and drop the spoonful or two on your paper as a good cook reward. (g)

It’s so simple and so fancy… why these things in the fancy candy shop are like 8 dollars a pound or more!!! My goodness…. just make a little batch yourself and you’ll have fun. And impress the inlaws or the PTA or whomever you’d like to impress at your next gathering!