Slog - Comments on Jumbo Berries http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries Megan found these (Limited Edition!) gigantic strawberries at QFC today (excuse the terrible photo). They are uniformly delicious and no one who has consumed them has reported unusual hair growth or a deepening voice. They are, however, very, very messy.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 19 May 2008 17:20:20 -0800 Tue, 20 May 2008 11:24:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by sepiolida they're not *that* big.
sounds yummy though.

]]> sepiolida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1027998 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1027998 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 18:36:32 -0800 Comment by I Remember You Let's ask Megan: Were they "retardedly good"?

]]> I Remember You http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028010 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028010 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 18:52:54 -0800 Comment by pox Strawberries aren't in season here.

]]> pox http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028019 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028019 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 19:03:28 -0800 Comment by d why does bigger=better in this country? what ever happened to taste? since they're 10 times bigger than the fraises du bois i had in france they must be 10 times better, no?
no.

]]> d http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028034 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028034 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 19:26:09 -0800 Comment by Balt-O-Matt They're big b/c they've been crossed with frogs. And they taste good b/c they've been engineered to be sweet regardless of ripeness.

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028036 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028036 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 19:26:32 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi If Driscoll's strawberries are anything like their raspberries, they have to be terrible.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028060 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028060 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 20:20:47 -0800 Comment by laterite The best strawberries I've ever had were found in a field by the landing strip in the Pasayten Wilderness. No bigger than a thumbnail, yet packed with flavor.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028112 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028112 Chow Mon, 19 May 2008 23:09:45 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger With a name like Driscoll's it just has to be horrible.

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028150 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028150 Chow Tue, 20 May 2008 08:30:30 -0800 Comment by Charlie Considering how much The Stranger goes on about the environment (which I agree with), it is pretty ironic that you're eating what are probably GMO strawberries that were probably grown far away out of a plastic container with our own Strawberry season just around the corner...

via WSU:


There are two main types of strawberries, June bearing and everbearing or "day neutral". June bearing varieties set flower buds in the fall and ripen fruit in June. Most of the commercial production is provided by June bearers. Everbearing varieties set flower buds in summer and again in fall for two harvest periods. Day neutral varieties are similar to everbearing, but they bloom continuously during the summer and fall to provide an extended harvest season. Total season production of berries from the everbearing type is about equal to June bearers, but June bearers produce higher quality berries.

]]> Charlie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028189 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028189 Chow Tue, 20 May 2008 09:52:03 -0800 Comment by SDizzle I had some of those same berries! They were insanely large and insanely good. :D

]]> SDizzle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028200 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028200 Chow Tue, 20 May 2008 10:19:58 -0800 Comment by Fnarf I hate big strawberries. Laterite is right -- the best strawberries I ever had were TINY things, pencil eraser-size.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028284 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/jumbo_berries#c1028284 Chow Tue, 20 May 2008 11:24:45 -0800