Food Facts: Food safety for the 4th of July

Fruit-sicles! 1-2 quarts Strawberries 1-2 pints blueberries or blackberries 1 Banana ¼ cup sugar Optional: peaches, nectarines, pineapple Wash all berries and remove stems from strawberries. Dice and place strawberries into min-food processor. Process until smooth add approximately 2 teaspoons sugar per quart of berries. Pour into popsicle molds and place on tops. Freeze 6 hours or overnight. Process blackberries the same and add 2 teaspoons sugar to the blended berries and process. Make sure to strain blackberries to remove seeds before pouring into the mold. To make red, white and blue popsicles, mash up banana in a separate bowl and set aside. Start layering popsicle mold with about 1/3 of the strawberry puree first, then about 1 tablespoon of the mashed banana and then top with the blackberry puree. Place on tops and freeze 6 hours or overnight.