Fresh Strawberry Fool

Berry Recipe

Berries are the jewels in summer's exquisite strand of fresh fruit, colorful gems marking time from one end of summer vacation to the other. Truth is, berries rate high on nearly every kid's list of summer favorites -- strawberry shortcake, blueberry muffins, blackberry ice cream, and raspberry jam.

Whether you grow them, pick your own, or shop at a farm stand or supermarket, fresh berries are a ripe subject. Keep a supply on hand and you'll discover that youngsters are intuitive berry masters. Opportunity seldom escapes their radar screen. Summer pancakes? Why not tumble a container of blueberries into the batter? Or, how about a snazzy border of raspberries on that cake or pudding?

Berry experts or not, parents can still teach kids a thing or two: How to select the freshest and best berries, or how to make an old-fashioned berry fool dessert.

Fools, mixtures of fresh fruit and whipped cream, date back hundreds of years. But with a modern touch or two -- lemon yogurt and cookie crumbs -- they've got plenty of appeal. Bring on the berries!

Fresh Strawberry Fool