Strawberry Confection

Strawberry

The garden strawberry is a widely grown hybrid plant cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The genus Fragaria, the strawberries, is in the rose family, Rosaceae. The fruit is appreciated for its aroma, bright red colour, juicy texture, and sweetness. It is eaten either fresh or in prepared foods such as jam, ice cream, and chocolates. Artificial strawberry flavourings and aromas are widely used in commercial products. Botanically, the strawberry is not a berry, but an aggregate accessory fruit. Each apparent 'seed' on the outside of the strawberry is actually an achene, a botanical fruit with a seed inside it.

Confectionery

Confectionery is the art of making confections, or sweet foods. Confections are items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates, although exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confections are divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories: baker's confections and sugar confections.

strawberry

Noun

1. The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
2. Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit).

Adjective

1. Containing or having the flavor of strawberries.
2. Flavored with ethyl methylphenylglycidate, an artificial compound which is said to resemble the taste of strawberries.

confection

Noun

1. A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
2. The act or process of confecting; the process of making, compounding, or preparing something.

Verb

1. To make into a confection, prepare as a confection.