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Strawberry Fool
From Summer Berries by Elizabeth Baird ($19.95)
A fool is one of the simplest but most delicious of summer fruit desserts. Basically, it is whipped cream blended into pureed fruit.
3 cups hulled strawberries
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp brandy or light rum (optional)
1 cup heavy cream
6 sprigs fresh mint leaves
Reserve 6 perfect berries. Crush or puree the remaining berries using a coarse sieve, the medium disk of a food mill or a food processor, using the steel blade.
Combine the puree, sugar and brandy; let stand1 hour at room temperature. Stir periodically to dissolve the sugar. Cover and shill.
Whip the cream and fold gently into the puree. Turn into a serving bow or 6 individual bowls. Glass dishes show off the colour of the fool best. Decorate with a whole berry and a sprig of mint.
Yields 6 servings.
 Summer Berries
Elizabeth Baird
A true Canadian classic, Elizabeth Baird’s Summer Berries captures everything that is great about harvesting, cooking, and eating in the summer. Along with the usual suspects, Baird includes red and black currants, blackberries, saskatoons, partridge,elderberries, and honorary berry, rhubarb. More than just pies the traditional pies, the recipes cover everything from punch to pot roast. The preserving information helps you enjoy the berry harvest way beyond those brief weeks of summer. Do not miss the double-crunch rhubarb crisp. Softcover, 128 pp. $19.95.
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