Whether paired with sponge cake and whipped cream, dipped in chocolate or just enjoyed on their own, ripe red strawberries are a crowd favorite found at Memorial Day BBQs, graduation parties and neighborhood cookouts from late spring to early summer.
This season, Rutgers researchers unveiled a new varietal that’s been 15 years in the making: Rutgers D’Light.
Bred for its flavorful, sweet fruit, Rutgers D’Light has a unique holiday light shape that makes it the “ideal strawberry for dipping in chocolate,” according to Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) agent Bill Hlubik.
The strawberry is now available to home gardeners and farmers after years of field trials conducted on New Jersey research and commercial farms by Hlubik and NJAES agent Pete Nitzsche.
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Image: The Rutgers D'Light is the perfect strawberry for dipping in chocolate. (Courtesy of Pete Nitzsche)